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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) his Department and (b) the arms length bodies sponsored by his Department are compliant with the Supreme Court ruling in the case of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Minister

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Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Tabled
26 Feb 2026
Target answer date
2 Mar 2026
Answer
6 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, whether (a) his Department and (b) the arms length bodies sponsored by his Department are compliant with the Supreme Court ruling in the case of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Minister

  2. 2 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 6 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    We have set out our expectation that all duty bearers, including Departments and arm’s-length bodies, follow the law as clarified by the Supreme Court ruling and seek specialist legal advice where necessary. The Prime Minister has underlined this recently...

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