Question follow-through · 69280
Blue Badge Scheme: Gender
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the gov.uk Apply for a Blue Badge service asks for user's gender as (a) male, (b) female and (c) identify differently; and if he will ensure the Government Digital Service collects biological se
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 21 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 2 Sept 2025 · 43 calendar days after tabling
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- Motorcycles: Bus Lanes · 29 Aug 2025
- Government Departments: Barclays · 6 Mar 2026
- Cranston Inquiry: Expenditure · 13 Apr 2026
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- Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipping) Regulations 2026 · 24 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
21 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the gov.uk Apply for a Blue Badge service asks for user's gender as (a) male, (b) female and (c) identify differently; and if he will ensure the Government Digital Service collects biological se
1 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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2 Sept 2025
Answer published
This information is collected as part of the Blue Badge application process to ensure the application is handled sensitively and issue badges under the appropriate gender.The Government Digital Service (GDS) is tasked with transforming the provision of on...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Motorcycles: Bus Lanes
29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to bring forward legislative proposals to allow motorcycles to access bus lanes by default.
Government Departments: Barclays
6 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts, Data for July to September 2025, published on 25 December 2025, and the (a) Provision of Merchant Acquirer Serv
Cranston Inquiry: Expenditure
13 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 70519 on Public Inquiries, what has been the total cost to the public purse to date of the Cranston inquiry.