Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 116342

Department for Work and Pensions: Women

Tabled: 26 February 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026

Question

Claire Coutinho

ConservativeEast Surrey

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

Answer

Andrew Western
The Department for Work and Pensions 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. We are cur...

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