Question follow-through · 65333

Armed Forces: Gender

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that single sex (a) living accommodation, (b) bathroom and (c) changing facilities for service personnel are compliant with the law.

answeredMinistry of Defence

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Answering body: Ministry of Defence
Tabled: 7 Jul 2025
Target answer date: 9 Jul 2025
Answer: 15 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Votes on this topic

Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026

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Recorded timeline

7 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to ensure that single sex (a) living accommodation, (b) bathroom and (c) changing facilities for service personnel are compliant with the law.
9 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Jul 2025
Answer published
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) welcomes the Supreme Court's ruling and the clarity that it brings for women and service providers. The MOD is undertaking a review of its internal policies to ensure compliance with the ruling; this includes living accommoda...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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