Question follow-through · 58017
Candidates: Women
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to issue guidance to political parties on the potential impact of the Supreme Court judgement in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers on all-women shortlists; and whether she plans
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- Answering body
- Women and Equalities
- Tabled
- 6 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 16 Jun 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
6 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether she plans to issue guidance to political parties on the potential impact of the Supreme Court judgement in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers on all-women shortlists; and whether she plans
10 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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16 Jun 2025
Answer published
The Supreme Court Judgment was clear that for the purposes of the Equality Act 2010, biological sex determines whether a person is a woman or not. Accordingly, in relation to the Equality Act 2010’s provisions allowing political parties to use all-women s...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Women: Politics and Government
26 Nov 2025 · To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, Pursuant to the answer of 20 October 2025, to Question 80915, on Women: Politics and Government, what plans she has to consult political parties on implementation of Section 106 of the Equality Act 2010.
Candidates: Equality
1 Sept 2026 · To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, with reference to the Answer of 13 October 2025 to Question HL10068, on Candidates: Equality, whether political parties have been formally consulted.