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date	09/06/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Transgender People: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on (a) ending violence against trans people around the world and (b) tackling discrimination against trans and non-binary people in national and international sporting events.
tabling member constituency	Stockton North
tabling member printed	Alex Cunningham
uin	13052
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government is clear that all crimes directed towards LGBT+ people are completely unacceptable, and have no place in society.</p><p>On the participation of transgender and non-binary players in sport, the Government's overriding sporting objective remains the guarantee of fair and safe competition. It is therefore right that sports bodies have their own rules on trans issues, and can determine the right position for their own sport.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 16/06/2021 09:36:00 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4122 label Biography information for Alex Cunningham

1331438

registered interest
date	09/06/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Transgender People: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his US counterpart on ending violence against trans people around the world; and what steps he is taking to tackle discrimination against trans and non-binary in national and international sporting events.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Lloyd Russell-Moyle
uin	13181
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2021 answer text <p>The UK Government is clear that all crimes directed towards LGBT+ people are completely unacceptable, and have no place in society.</p><p>On the participation of transgender and non-binary players in sport, the Government's overriding sporting objective remains the guarantee of fair and safe competition. It is therefore right that sports bodies have their own rules on trans issues, and can determine the right position for their own sport.</p> answering member constituency Aldridge-Brownhills answering member printed Wendy Morton question first answered 16/06/2021 09:37:45 answering member 4358 label Biography information for Wendy Morton
tabling member	4615 label Biography information for Lloyd Russell-Moyle

1197892

registered interest
date	21/05/2020
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: Discrimination
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to (1) amend the Equality Act 2010, and (2) introduce new legislation, to ensure that there is a clear legal definition of transgender discrimination.
tabling member printed	Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
uin	HL4857
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2020 answer text <p>The Equality Act 2010 includes a clear legal definition of transgender discrimination. Under the Act a person has the protected characteristic of gender reassignment if that person is proposing to undergo, is undergoing or has undergone a process (or part of a process) for the purpose of reassigning the person's sex by changing physiological or other attributes of sex. For the purposes of the Act, somebody with this protected characteristic is known as a transsexual person and in general cannot be treated differently for being transsexual.</p><p>The government will publish its response to the GRA consultation in due course, which will take into account any changes to legislation that may be necessary.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 05/06/2020 14:00:29 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	1164 label Biography information for Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne

446080

registered interest
date	19/01/2016
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: Discrimination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what steps she is taking to tackle prejudice and discrimination towards the transsexual community.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	23126
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2016 answer text <p>For the fifth year in a row, the UK has been recognised as the leading country in Europe for LGB&amp;T equality.</p><p>I am proud of our achievements but we are not complacent; there is more work to be done. Achieving transgender equality is a priority for this Government. We will continue to tackle this prejudice, taking action such as issuing guidance for employers and service providers on how best to support transgender people. We will soon be able to evaluate the impact of the £2 million fund provided to tackle transphobic, homophobic and biphobic bullying in schools and we have sought to strengthen the voices of trans people through funding of the LGB&amp;T Partnership to support the Transgender Organisations Network. The review will engage with relevant stakeholders, including from the transgender community, combined with professional and operational expertise.</p><p>The GEO is continuously exploring relevant policies with other Departments and officials are currently doing so in the context of the recommendations made by the Women and Equalities select committee.</p><p>For the fifth year in a row, the UK has been recognised as the leading country in Europe for LGB&amp;T equality.</p><br /><p>I am proud of our achievements but we are not complacent; there is more work to be done. Achieving transgender equality is a priority for this Government. We will continue to tackle this prejudice, taking action such as issuing guidance for employers and service providers on how best to support transgender people. We will soon be able to evaluate the impact of the £2 million fund provided to tackle transphobic, homophobic and biphobic bullying in schools and we have sought to strengthen the voices of trans people through funding of the LGB&amp;T Partnership to support the Transgender Organisations Network. The review will engage with relevant stakeholders, including from the transgender community, combined with professional and operational expertise.</p><br /><p>The GEO is continuously exploring relevant policies with other Departments and officials are currently doing so in the context of the recommendations made by the Women and Equalities select committee.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/01/2016 14:18:55 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West