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Department for Education: Women |
| Question ID: |
1802649 |
| UIN: |
HL7412 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-13 |
| Asking Member ID: |
497 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Blencathra
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Lord Blencathra
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government, following the decision of the Supreme Court in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16, what plans they have to issue guidance to organisations and other stakeholders that interact with the Departmen |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-05-30 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
269 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Smith of Malvern
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness Smith of Malvern
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| Answer text: |
The government has set out its expectation that organisations follow the clarity the ruling provides. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has already committed to supporting organisations with its updated statutory code of practice. We will engage th... |
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| Answering body ID: |
60 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Education |
| Tweeted: |
true |