Women: Public Places
Lords · Question HL13767 · Tabled 20 Jan 2026 · Women and Equalities · Official record
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Strasburger
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the remarks by Baroness Smith of Malvern on 19 January (HL Deb col 5), what steps they expect public and private bodies to take to review their policies in line with the For Women Scotland Supreme Court judgemen
Answer
Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern, 2 Feb 2026
We have always been clear that we support the For Women Scotland ruling, and the protection of single-sex spaces based on biological sex. The Equality and Human Rights Commission - as the independent regulator - has submitted a draft Code of Practice for ...