Question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference the Third report of the Women and Equalities Select Committee, HC 977, entitled Reform of the Gender Recognition Act, what progress she has made in implementing the recommendation that the Government should bring back an action plan for reform to the Gender Recognition Act within 12 weeks in relation to the spousal consent provision, the requirement to live in the acquired gender and the diagnosis of gender dysphoria.

The Government has responded to the recent Women and Equalities Committee report on Reform of the Gender Recognition Act stating our view that the position we set out in September 2020 is right and appropriate. The balance struck in this legislation is correct. The evidential and diagnosis requirements in the GRA ensure that the process is rigorous and provides assurance that the system is robust, whilst offering provision for people who wish to change their legal sex.