Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 116341

Department for Transport: Women

Tabled: 26 February 2026
Answered: 9 March 2026

Question

Claire Coutinho

ConservativeEast Surrey

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether (a) her Department and (b) the arms length bodies sponsored by her Department are compliant with the Supreme Court ruling in the case of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025].

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Department for Transport is aware of the Supreme Court’s judgment in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers (2025) and its implications for the interpretation of the protected characteristic of sex in the Equality Act 2010.The Department awai...

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