Emergencies: Gender
Lords · Question HL10205 · Tabled 3 Sep 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 26 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Baroness Jenkin of Kennington
To ask His Majesty's Government, in regard to page 79 of the Chronic Risks Analysis, published by the Cabinet Office on 8 July, why the information about the Equality Act 2010 references gender rather than sex.
Answer
Answered by Lord Vallance of Balham, 26 Sep 2025
The Chronic Risk Analysis (CRA) is a collaboration between Cabinet Office and the Government Office for Science.The text in the report sets out some of the protected characteristics covered by the Equalities Act and notes the potential impact on these thr...