Written questions

Ministry of Defence: Women

Commons · Question 47442 · Tabled 23 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Defence · Official record

Answered 14 May 2025

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether their Department plans to amend its policies on access to (a) toilets, (b) changing facilities and (c) other single-sex spaces in (i) Departmental buildings and (ii) other buildings within their Departmen

Answer

Answered by Al Carns, 14 May 2025

16 April 2025 saw the Supreme Court ruling that sex is to be understood as biological sex for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010. The Ministry of Defence notes and will follow this ruling. It is important that we ensure dignity and respect for all. The...