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General Practitioners: Women

Commons · Question 56311 · Tabled 2 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 12 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Layla Moran

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the potential cost to GPs of implementing the Equality and Human Rights Commission proposed code of practice for services, public functions and associations, published

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 12 Jun 2025

To date, no assessment has been made. The Supreme Court’s ruling about the meaning of ‘sex’ in the Equality Acy 2010 case has provided much needed confidence and clarity to service providers.The Equality and Human Rights Commission is currently consulting...