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Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 19 May 2025

Debate

Sport England: Equality Act 2010

Contribution

My Lords, there are many inclusive grass-roots sports groups across the country, open, for instance, to women and trans women, which play a vital and cherished role in supporting people’s social networks, their mental health and their physical well-being. One of the confusions caused by the Supreme Court ruling and the EHRC’s interim update is that, if these groups want to continue being inclusive, they will have to open to men as well. Does the Minister think that it might be possible to find a way for grass-roots groups to continue to meet, on whatever basis they and their members want, so that people can play the sports they enjoy without undue interference from the state?

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