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Lord Collins of Highbury (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 3 June 2026

Debate

Equality Act 2010: Code of Practice

Contribution

I hear what my noble friend is saying, and I think she had a response from my noble friend Lady Smith, the Minister, on Monday about that. I repeat that I and the Government are proud of the Equality Act. We do not want to see it challenged. We will continue to take that position. I reassure my noble friend that, on a range of services for trans people, we are committed to ensure that they are improved and maintained. We have Michael Brady’s review on NHS services. It is important that we have gone from the period of the debate being toxic: that somehow trans people are a threat. We know why single-sex spaces are important, and that is the Supreme Court’s decision. We also know that the consequence of this toxic debate is to make trans people feel threatened. That is what we need to address as a society to ensure that they do not feel threatened and that they feel welcome.

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