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HL HL7231
Hospital Wards: Sex
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7 May 2025
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20 May 2025 · Answer
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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 will issue guidance to hospital trusts to ensure patients of male biological sex are not placed in
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7 May 2025
Written question
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 will issue guidance to hospital trusts to ensure patients of male biological sex are not placed in
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20 May 2025
Answer
We have always supported the protection of single-sex spaces based on biological sex.The Supreme Court ruling about the meaning of ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010 case has provided much needed confidence and clarity to service providers.My Rt Hon. Friend, ...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-05-07/HL7231
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1800716
- uk · wq-1800716 · source updated 20 May 2025