Question follow-through · 21966

Gender

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what her Department's definition of gender identity is.

answeredWomen and Equalities

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Answering body
Women and Equalities
Tabled
6 Jan 2025
Target answer date
8 Jan 2025
Answer
13 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 6 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what her Department's definition of gender identity is.

  2. 8 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Office for Equality and Opportunity does not have its own definition of gender identity.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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