Oral Question·Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
“What support his Department is providing to (a) the beauty sector and (b) other sectors that remain fully or partially locked down as a result of social distancing measures.”
Tabled: 15 July 2020Answered: 21 July 2020
Asked by
Catherine West
Labour — Hornsey and Friern Barnet
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Scotland (Ian Murray)
The ruling brings clarity and confidence for women and service providers such as hospitals, refuges and sports clubs. Single-sex spaces are protected by law under Labour’s Equality Act 2010, and will always be protected by this Government alongside the rights of the trans community, as was stated by the Supreme Court.