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Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Women |
| Question ID: |
1803954 |
| UIN: |
HL7566 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-19 |
| 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 include the biological sex of staff in reports about those employed by the Department f |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-02 |
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false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4966 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Twycross
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness Twycross
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| Answer text: |
The Supreme Court ruling made it clear that the provision of single-sex spaces is on the basis of biological sex. Service providers and those delivering public functions should note and follow the ruling. It is important that we ensure dignity and respect... |
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| Answering body ID: |
217 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Culture, Media and Sport |
| Tweeted: |
true |