A question on #Pupils #TransgenderPeople tabled by Lord Blencathra on 13-05-2025 has been answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern.

Heading: Pupils: Transgender People
Question ID: 1802652
UIN: HL7415
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-05-13
Asking Member ID: 497
Asking Member display name: Lord Blencathra
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Lord Blencathra
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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, whether they plan to issue guidance to state schools about children or pupils who wish to change their gender d
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Date answered: 2025-05-30
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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 department is currently reviewing the draft non-statutory guidance for schools and colleges on gender questioning children. The guidance will cover a range of topics relating to the requests that gender questioning children might make and the action s...
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Answering body ID: 60
Answering body name: Department for Education
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