Written Question·Women and Equalities·UIN 7361

Sexuality: Equality

Tabled: 4 October 2024
Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Laura Kyrke-Smith

LabourAylesbury

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of including asexuality as a protected characteristic in the Equality Act 2010.

Answer

Anneliese Dodds
We have no plans for including asexuality as a protected characteristic in the Equality Act 2010. The Equality Act 2010 covers discrimination in employment, the provision of goods, services, and public functions, housing, premises, education, transport, o...

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