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Government Departments: Equality

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeWomen and EqualitiesTabled Answered 14 May 2025UIN 49767

The question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 29 November 2024 to Question 15471 on Office for Equality and Opportunity: Gender and Sexuality, what definition of (a) gender, (b) sexual orientation and (c) gender identity are used

Answered by Dame Nia Griffith

There is no definition of gender, sexual orientation or gender identity formally recognised and used by the diversity networks in the Cabinet Office.

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