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1197893

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
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 clarity of the language relating to transgender issues in their publications and guidance; and what plans they have to take steps to clarify that language where issues have been identified.
tabling member printed	Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne
uin	HL4858
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2020 answer text <p>As part of our engagement on the Gender Recognition Act 2004 (GRA), single-sex and separate-sex service providers were asked whether they felt confident interpreting the Equality Act 2010 with regards to providing services for transgender people. Many single-sex service providers reported that they felt confident doing so. We are also aware that others, including some campaign organisations, have highlighted a desire for greater clarity from the Government about the law and guidance in this area. We intend to say more on this when we publish our response to the GRA consultation.</p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 05/06/2020 14:01:01 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	1164 label Biography information for Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne

1183445

registered interest
date	09/03/2020
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
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government under which circumstances a service provider may require a person to provide a gender recognition certificate as a condition of providing services.
tabling member printed	Lord Lucas
uin	HL2348
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/03/2020 answer text <p>A Gender Recognition Certificate is a private, legal document which a person would not usually be required to produce as a condition of accessing services, in the same way that a person would not usually be asked to produce their birth certificate. If evidence of gender is required to access a service, it will normally be possible to provide it in the form of other documents, for example a driving licence or a passport.</p><p>The Equality Act allows service providers to offer services to one sex only, for example men’s or women’s toilets or changing rooms. Transgender people can be excluded from single-sex facilities if service providers have a legitimate reason for doing so and if exclusion is the least discriminatory way to proceed.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Berridge question first answered 24/03/2020 15:41:59 answering member 4218 label Biography information for Baroness Berridge
tabling member	1879 label Biography information for Lord Lucas

1151951

registered interest
date	23/10/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Transgender People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it his policy to collect data on the number of trans people who (a) detransition to their biological sex and (b) are unhappy with their new gender and may seek detransition in the future.
tabling member constituency	North East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Ranil Jayawardena
uin	4413
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2019 answer text <p>There are currently no plans to routinely collect data on the number of trans people who have detransitioned or who plan to detransition in the future.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Bury St Edmunds answering member printed Jo Churchill question first answered 01/11/2019 12:19:24 answering member 4380 label Biography information for Jo Churchill
tabling member	4498 label Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena

1141745

registered interest
date	24/07/2019
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Transgender People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, if the Church of England will clarify its interpretation of biblical teaching on sex and gender in relation to transgender issues.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	281580
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Church of England is currently undertaking a consultative process called ‘Living in Love and Faith’, which is considering all matters of sexuality and gender.</p><p>In 2018 the House of Bishops issued Pastoral Guidance for use in conjunction with the Affirmation of Baptismal Faith in the context of gender transition, which can be found here: <a href="https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2018-12/Pastoral%20Guidance-Affirmation-Baptismal-Faith.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.churchofengland.org/sites/default/files/2018-12/Pastoral%20Guidance-Affirmation-Baptismal-Faith.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 03/09/2019 14:05:54 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

873042

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Transgender People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to declassify transgender as a mental disorder.
tabling member printed	Lord Storey
uin	HL6721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/04/2018 answer text <p>The Government is not responsible for the classification of mental illnesses. The most widely used relevant classification systems for the diagnosis of illnesses is the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), published by the World Health Organization, and for mental illness, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) edited by the American Psychiatric Association.</p><p>The DSM removed references to transgender as a mental disorder in its last revision in 2013. The ICD still contains classifications of gender identity as mental disorders, and this aspect is currently subject to revision.</p> answering member printed Lord O'Shaughnessy question first answered 09/04/2018 14:00:05 answering member 4545 label Biography information for Lord O'Shaughnessy
tabling member	4238 label Biography information for Lord Storey

855396

registered interest
date	05/03/2018
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 what is their estimate of the number of individuals who self-identify as transsexual; and how many individuals have received a Gender Recognition Certificate since the Gender Recognition Act 2004 was passed.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL6002
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government does not have an estimate of the number of individuals in the UK who identify as transgender. <br>The total transgender population is difficult to estimate for a number of reasons. For example, there is no standardised approach to collecting data on gender identity and some individuals are unwilling to disclose that they are transgender due to privacy concerns. <br>The Ministry of Justice publish statistics on the Gender Recognition Act process every quarter. The latest statistics can be found at:</p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/tribunals-and-gender-recognition-certificate-statistics-quarterly-october-to-december-2017</p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 19/03/2018 16:06:57 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

825596

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department has made an assessment of the findings in the Stonewall report LGBT in Britain: Trans Report.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	123724
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/01/2018 answer text <p>The Government Equalities Office has seen the report and is considering its findings. The report makes an important contribution to the evidence base on transgender equality.</p><p>We will assess the report in conjunction with the findings from the National LGBT survey, which received over 100,000 responses.</p><p>This Government is committed to advancing transgender equality. As part of this, we will soon be bringing forward a consultation on amending the Gender Recognition Act in order to make the legal recognition process less bureaucratic and intrusive for trans people.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 25/01/2018 17:05:59 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

781416

registered interest
date	31/10/2017
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Transgender People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what information his Department holds on the number of people who have de-transitioned in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Gower
tabling member printed	Tonia Antoniazzi
uin	110608
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/11/2017 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Ludlow answering member printed Mr Philip Dunne question first answered 06/11/2017 15:38:15 answering member 1542 label Biography information for Philip Dunne
tabling member	4623 label Biography information for Tonia Antoniazzi

693388

registered interest
date	22/02/2017
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	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what research has been conducted on the effect of men self-defining as women on (a) women-only services, (b) organisations solely for girls and young women, (c) health commissioning for conditions which are sex-specific and (d) healthcare and other services for people who are transitioning from one sex to another.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	64967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2017 answer text <p>This Government has rightly raised the profile of transgender equality in the past few years as many transgender people still encounter prejudice and discrimination. However, this focus has not been to the detriment to women. The Government is dedicated to promoting the equal rights of women and of transgender individuals.</p><p> </p><p>The Government Equalities Office in November 2015 issued “Providing services for transgender customers: a guide” which sets out guidance and good practice examples on the provision of services to trans individuals. It also aims to help service providers comply with the law.</p><p> </p><p>All public authorities, including NHS England, have to comply with the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 and the Public Sector Equality Duty in the development of policy, commissioning and provision of services. This includes paying due regard not only to the needs of men and women but also trans individuals.</p><p> </p><p>While the Government Equalities Office has not commissioned specific research on the access of trans individuals to gender specific services, this will be considered as part of our review into the demedicalising and streamlining of the Gender Recognition Act.</p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 27/02/2017 16:59:13 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

680972

registered interest
date	30/01/2017
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Transgender People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government when they will publish the new transgender strategy as agreed to in the government response to recommendation 1 of the House of Commons Women and Equalities Committee 2016 Report <i>Transgender Equality</i> HC390.
tabling member printed	Baroness Burt of Solihull
uin	HL5097
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2017 answer text <p>In our response to the Committee in July 2016, the Government committed to a range of actions designed to improve the lives and experiences of transgender people.</p><p>This included a commitment to publish an update of the LGB&amp;T Action Plan and the Transgender Action Plan and to publish a new plan on transgender equality.</p><p>We will provide an update on the Government’s progress in 2017.</p> answering member printed Lord Nash grouped question UIN HL5098 question first answered 08/02/2017 14:20:37 answering member 4270 label Biography information for Lord Nash
tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull