Public Service Agreements: Opportunity for All (Hansard, 26 February 2002)

HL Deb 26 February 2002 vol 631 c208WA 208WA

§ Lord Lester of Herne Hill
asked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether, and to what extent, public service agreements for government departments for the 2001–04 spending round made provision for gender-based targets, such as equal pay, sex equality and flexible working. [HL2858]

§ Lord McIntosh of Haringey
The public service agreements were set out inSpending Review 2000: Public Service Agreements 2001–2004 (Cm 4808). They focus on the key improvements in services the Government are seeking to deliver in return for the investment they are making and are consistent with their priority of increasing opportunity for all.