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date	25/02/2022
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Gender Recognition Act 2004
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to change the wording of the Gender Recognition Act 2004; and if so, what changes they intend to make.
tabling member printed	Baroness Noakes
uin	HL6452
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/03/2022 answer text <p>The Government held a public consultation on the Gender Recognition Act (GRA) 2004 in 2018, to which we responded in 2020. We carefully considered the responses to the consultation and concluded that the balance struck in the legislation is correct. There are proper checks and balances in the system for people who want to change their legal sex and we have no intention of altering the requirements of the Gender Recognition Act 2004.</p><p>A judicial review in Northern Ireland last year found that the use of the term “disorder” within the definition of gender dysphoria (Section 25(1) of the GRA) was incompatible with the applicant’s rights under the European Convention on Human Rights as reflected in the Human Rights Act 1998. The High Court held that the use of the term was outdated and unjustified. The Government will be introducing a Remedial Order to remove the term ‘disorder’ in due course.</p><p>More widely, we are progressing in our commitments to make the gender recognition process more straightforward and accessible. That is why we have already reduced the fee to £5 and are digitising the application process to make it more accessible and easier to navigate.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 10/03/2022 11:49:42 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	2554 label Biography information for Baroness Noakes

1384141

registered interest
date	01/12/2021
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Transgender People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Sharpe of Epsom on 30 November (HL Deb, col 1274), what is their interpretation of the term 'gender identity'.
tabling member printed	Baroness Noakes
uin	HL4609
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2021 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 provides protection against discrimination and unfair treatment on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation.</p><p>My noble friend was of course speaking more generally rather than in relation to specific legal rights. We are committed to upholding Britain’s long-standing record of protecting the rights of individuals against discrimination. The UK Government is committed to promoting equality for LGBT people at home and abroad and we continue to be recognised as one of the top 10 countries in Europe for LGBT rights. We are also clear that we want people who are transgender to be able to live their lives as they wish.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 15/12/2021 15:36:05 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	2554 label Biography information for Baroness Noakes

1384142

registered interest
date	01/12/2021
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	Equality
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the reply by Lord Sharpe of Epsom 30 November (HL Deb, col 1274), whether the statement that "the UK is committed to the principle of non-discrimination on any grounds" is intended to encompass discrimination which goes beyond the protected characteristics set out in Part 2 of the Equality Act 2010; and if so, in what ways.
tabling member printed	Baroness Noakes
uin	HL4610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2021 answer text <p>My noble friend’s answer takes into account the distinction between behaviour that places someone unjustifiably at a disadvantage compared to others because of a protected characteristic in the Equality Act 2010, which is potentially unlawful; and similar behaviour that places someone at a disadvantage on other grounds such as socio-economic background.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 15/12/2021 15:35:20 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	2554 label Biography information for Baroness Noakes

1329123

registered interest
date	27/05/2021
answering body	Women and Equalities
answering dept id	31
answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
hansard heading	University of Essex: Freedom of Expression
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by Akua Reindorf for the University of Essex, published on 17 May; and what plans they have to prohibit departments seeking advice from Stonewall on diversity policies.
tabling member printed	Baroness Noakes
uin	HL673
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2021 answer text <p>My department has noted the report by Akua Reindorf for the University of Essex. Currently, decisions on engaging with external service providers on diversity and inclusion are delegated to individual departments.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 02/06/2021 13:19:32 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	2554 label Biography information for Baroness Noakes