Written Question·Home Office·UIN 45772
Passports: Sex
Tabled: 17 April 2025
Answered: 24 April 2025
Named DayQuestion
Dr Caroline Johnson
Conservative — Sleaford and North Hykeham
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether (a) passports and (b) other documents issued by her Department can be used to prove someone's sex.
Answer
Seema MalhotraA birth certificate issued by the General Register Office records sex at birth. A British passport issued by HM Passport Office includes a M or F sex marker, denoting the sex of the holder.