Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make an estimate of the number of hours that (a) Ministers and (b) officials in her Department have spent in discussions with representatives of the Scottish government on the potential cross-border issues relating to the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill in the last 12 months.

UK Government officials have had regular scheduled meetings with Scottish Government counterparts since the Gender Recognition Reform Bill’s introduction in the Scottish Parliament. Consideration of potential cross-border issues formed a key part of this engagement.

Since taking up her role as Minister for Women and Equalities on 25 October 2022, the Minister also engaged directly with her Scottish Government counterpart, both in person and through correspondence.