Written Question·Home Office·UIN 55474
Passports: Gender
Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 5 June 2025
Question
Christine Jardine
Liberal Democrat — Edinburgh West
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, If she will take legislative steps to introduce a gender-neutral marker on passports.
Answer
Seema MalhotraThe purpose of identity documents, including passports, is to verify a person’s identity and confirm they are the rightful holder of the document.Current policy is that only ‘male’ and ‘female’ sexes are recognised for official purposes under UK law, whic...
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