Question follow-through · 83391
COE Commissioner for Human Rights
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department plans to respond to the submission by the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights to her and to parliamentary committees on the human rights situation of trans people in the UK
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- Answering body
- Women and Equalities
- Tabled
- 20 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 22 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 3 Nov 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether her Department plans to respond to the submission by the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights to her and to parliamentary committees on the human rights situation of trans people in the UK
22 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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3 Nov 2025
Answer published
This Government supports dignity and respect for everyone. We are clear that there are laws in place to protect trans people from discrimination and harassment, and we proudly uphold a robust legislative framework, including the Gender Recognition Act and...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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