Question follow-through · 46855
Government Digital Service: Gender and Sex
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, for what reason the Gov.uk Design System section entitled Ask Users for Equality Information refers to gender identity rather than gender reassignment.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 22 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 25 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 25 Apr 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, for what reason the Gov.uk Design System section entitled Ask Users for Equality Information refers to gender identity rather than gender reassignment.
25 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Apr 2025
Answer published
The GOV.UK Design System provides guidance and components to departments, so that there is a consistent style and experience for users interacting with government information and services online. This guidance is continually iterated with input from exter...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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