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HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: JapanThe right hon. Lady is talking about an animal welfare issue and, as I made very clear earlier, we will not allow the high animal welfare standards of our pig producers to be…08 Oct 2020HANSARDFree Trade Agreement: JapanI can confirm that we will have a world-leading scrutiny process, comparable with Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. That will mean the International Trade Committee…08 Oct 2020HANSARDPrime Minister's Trade Envoy ProgrammeThe Prime Minister has today made 15 new appointments to his trade envoy programme. These new appointments will extend the total number of trade envoys to 31 parliamentarians…05 Oct 2020HANSARDGender Recognition Act ConsultationMy hon. Friend is right that we are striking a balance between the rights of transgender people and the rights of women. The position is clear in the Equality Act that service…24 Sept 2020HANSARDGender Recognition Act ConsultationAs I have said, we want to make the process kinder and more straightforward. That is why we are reducing the bureaucracy by putting it online and reducing the fee, so that finance…24 Sept 2020HANSARDGender Recognition Act ConsultationMy hon. Friend is right that under-18s need specialist support. That is why Dr Hilary Cass, the former president of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, has been…24 Sept 2020HANSARDGender Recognition Act ConsultationThese crimes are appalling, and that is why the Home Office is taking very strong action to address them.24 Sept 2020HANSARDGender Recognition Act ConsultationIn my statement, I outlined the work we are doing to improve transgender healthcare. In all the research work and engagement we have done, that comes out as the No. 1 issue for…24 Sept 2020HANSARDGender Recognition Act ConsultationMy hon. Friend is right that under the Equality Act 2010, service providers can restrict entry on the basis of biological sex. Of course, there are places, such as women’s refuges…24 Sept 2020HANSARDGender Recognition Act ConsultationI have set out the Government’s position on transgender rights, in terms of making sure that we protect those rights and making the process kinder and more straightforward in…24 Sept 2020HANSARDGender Recognition Act ConsultationThe clinics are new. As for whether they are the pilot clinics previously announced, those in the Department of Health and Social Care are the experts on that, but they are new…24 Sept 2020HANSARDGender Recognition Act ConsultationI do not appreciate the hon. Gentleman’s tone. I am being genuine and honest, and I am seeking to make this process kinder and more straightforward. I do not think that levelling…24 Sept 2020HANSARDGender Recognition Act ConsultationI can assure the hon. Gentleman that not a single off-the-record briefing has come from me.24 Sept 2020HANSARDGender Recognition Act ConsultationI can assure the hon. Lady that I and the GEO have met with a wide variety of organisations. We have met 140 representative organisations, including LGBT and women’s…24 Sept 2020HANSARDGender Recognition Act ConsultationI point out to my hon. Friend that on this issue we are in line with the vast majority of major European countries, and we are working, through our international LGBT conference,…24 Sept 2020HANSARDGender Recognition Act ConsultationThe administrative changes will make the process considerably better. As I have said, we are also putting additional resources into transgender services. The clinical diagnosis is…24 Sept 2020HANSARDGender Recognition Act ConsultationI certainly agree that healthcare is the big issue of concern to transgender people, which is why we are focusing on improving the service received from the national health…24 Sept 2020HANSARDGender Recognition Act ConsultationAs I made clear earlier, the Government do not believe in moving towards a model of self-ID. This is a serious process that has taken time for us to consider, but our view is that…24 Sept 2020HANSARDGender Recognition Act ConsultationI absolutely agree with my hon. Friend, and it is important that we address the issues that transgender people have had with the process—namely, the cost and the bureaucracy. We…24 Sept 2020HANSARDGender Recognition Act ConsultationI am very interested in what the hon. Lady has said, because my understanding is that the Scottish Government’s draft Bill to reform the GRA has been paused. I would be very happy…24 Sept 2020