Written Question·Northern Ireland Office·UIN 121603

Gender Recognition: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 17 March 2026
Answered: 23 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Jim Allister

Traditional Unionist VoiceNorth Antrim

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the (a) Shipova case as decided in the European Court of Justice and (b) Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland v The Scottish Ministers on gend

Answer

Hilary Benn
The UK Government is firmly committed to upholding the legal protections established by the Equality Act 2010, including those which protect people against unfair treatment based on the characteristics of sex and gender reassignment.We have always been cl...

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