Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 116314

Ministry of Justice: Women

Tabled: 26 February 2026
Answered: 5 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Claire Coutinho

ConservativeEast Surrey

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, 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

Jake Richards
We have set out our expectation that all duty bearers, including Departments and arm’s-length bodies, follow the law as clarified by the Supreme Court ruling and seek specialist legal advice where necessary. The Prime Minister has underlined this recently...

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