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HL HL2276
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5 March 2020
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Summary
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their definition of (1) man, (2) woman, (3) male, (4) female, (5) boy, (6) girl, (7) transgender, (8) sex, (9) gender, and (10) gender identity.
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5 March 2020
Written question
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their definition of (1) man, (2) woman, (3) male, (4) female, (5) boy, (6) girl, (7) transgender, (8) sex, (9) gender, and (10) gender identity.
Source: Lords
23 March 2020
Answer
In the Equality Act 2010, "man" is defined as "a male of any age"; and "woman" as "a female of any age". The other terms listed in the question are not defined, except that "the protected characteristic of sex" is defined in Section 11 of the Equality Act...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-03-05/HL2276
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1183184
- uk · wq-1183184 · source updated 23 March 2020