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Equality and Human Rights Commission: Women

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Question for Women and Equalities

UIN 49518, tabled on 30 April 2025

Question

Pippa Heylings
Liberal Democrat
South Cambridgeshire
Commons

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will ask the EHRC to publish their full plans for consulting (a) the transgender community and (b) people who are intersex before publishing their full guidance in response to the Supreme Court judgement in the case of For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers of 16 April 2025.

Answer

Dame Nia Griffith
Labour
Llanelli
Commons

Answered on

12 May 2025

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is independent of government. It is for the EHRC to ensure that the consultation process is appropriate and meaningfully engages with varied stakeholders.

The Government expects them to do this widely and broadly, listening to diverse voices.

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