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To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure secondary school pupils have unrestricted access to clean, safe toilet facilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure secondary school pupils have unrestricted access to clean, safe toilet facilities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of provision of toilet facilities on trains.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of provision of toilet facilities on trains.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passenger services operated by each train operating company were reported as having one or more defective toilets in each month since July 2024.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many passenger services operated by each train operating company were reported as having one or more defective toilets in each month since July 2024.
Information on individual rolling stock defects and the status of onboard facilities is held by train operators and rolling stock maintainers as part of their operational maintenance and asset management arrangements. Where toilets are fitted on board trains, the Department expects train operators to work with those maintaining them, to minimise any lack of availability and deliver facilities that passengers expect.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage local authorities to provide appropriate waiting areas and toilet facilities for licensed taxi and private hire drivers.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to encourage local authorities to provide appropriate waiting areas and toilet facilities for licensed taxi and private hire drivers.
The Government recognises the importance of clean, safe public toilet provision for all and has taken steps to support this. The Government will provide over £5.6 billion of new grant funding towards local government services, such as toilets, over the next three years. In addition, we continue to provide 100% mandatory business rates relief for separately assessed public toilets, reducing ongoing costs for local authorities.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the current number of Changing Places toilets in hospitals.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the current number of Changing Places toilets in hospitals.
The Government recognises the importance of ensuring the privacy, dignity, and safety of all patients in National Health Service hospitals. No assessment has been made of the current number of Changing Places toilets in hospitals; however, national guidance is provided to the NHS on designing sanitary spaces in healthcare settings, including toilets, and designing facilities to meet the needs of disabled people.
Over this Spending Review period, we are backing local NHS organisations with £21 billion in operation capital funding, which they can allocate to their priorities, such as installing Changing Places toilets.
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the (a) Cabinet Office, (b) Civil Service People Group or (c) Office for Equality and Opportunity, (i) has provided and (ii) plans to provide updated guidance to the Civil Service (A) on the provision of toilet facilities, (B) on the recognition...
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the (a) Cabinet Office, (b) Civil Service People Group or (c) Office for Equality and Opportunity, (i) has provided and (ii) plans to provide updated guidance to the Civil Service (A) on the provision of toilet facilities, (B) on the recognition...
I refer to my answer for 4166. New model Policy and Guidance: Supporting Trans and Non-binary Employees was issued to departments on 22 May 2026. These may be used by departments as templates for their own departmental guidance.
I thank my hon. Friend for that important question. The code is clear that nobody should be left without the services they need. The EHRC is clear that it will monitor the impact of the code.
I thank my hon. Friend for that important question. The code is clear that nobody should be left without the services they need. The EHRC is clear that it will monitor the impact of the code.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s guidelines were to provide clarity. However, washing facilities adaptations will be difficult and costly for businesses, and providers such as Girlguiding risk potentially being sued for being inclusive. Small vulnerable minorities need our protection. How will the Minister monitor the impact of the guidance on trans and disabled people to ensure that they are not left without services and they are not scared to go out?
The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s guidelines were to provide clarity. However, washing facilities adaptations will be difficult and costly for businesses, and providers such as Girlguiding risk potentially being sued for being inclusive. Small vulnerable minorities need our protection. How will the Minister monitor the impact of the guidance on trans and disabled people to ensure that they are not left without services and they are not scared to go out?
The Equality and Human Rights Commission’s guidelines were to provide clarity. However, washing facilities adaptations will be difficult and costly for businesses, and providers such as Girlguiding risk potentially being sued for being inclusive. Small vulnerable minorities need our protection. How will the Minister monitor the impact of the guidance on trans and disabled people to ensure that they are not left without services and they are not scared to go out?
I thank my hon. Friend for that important question. The code is clear that nobody should be left without the services they need. The EHRC is clear that it will monitor the impact of the code.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that toilet facilities at public transport (a) stations and (b) interchanges are (i) accessible and (ii) free of cost.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to ensure that toilet facilities at public transport (a) stations and (b) interchanges are (i) accessible and (ii) free of cost.
The Department recognises that accessible toilet provision can be an important factor in enabling people, including disabled passengers, to travel with confidence. Responsibility for the provision and operation of toilet facilities at stations and interchanges sits with the relevant infrastructure owners and operators.
The Department has previously supported accessibility improvements through targeted funding, including providing over £2.5 million to deliver Changing Places Toilets across the transport network, in partnership with Muscular Dystrophy UK. This programme has funded installations primarily at motorway service areas, alongside a small number of locations on the rail network, helping to support people with complex disabilities and their carers.
The Department is also developing guidance this year to improve the overall accessibility of local bus and coach stops and stations. Additionally, any new or refurbished toilets at railway stations must comply with current accessibility standards, or enforcement action can be taken by the Office of Rail and Road.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the completion schedule is for the deep cleaning, minor repairs, and toilet resurfacing across all 115 Class 700 units on Thameslink: and what anti-graffiti measures are being introduced during this refresh.
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the completion schedule is for the deep cleaning, minor repairs, and toilet resurfacing across all 115 Class 700 units on Thameslink: and what anti-graffiti measures are being introduced during this refresh.
On 31 May 2026, the Thameslink Service transferred into public ownership to deliver more reliable, passenger-centred services across the network. As part of a programme of planned improvements, the train operator is wrapping Thameslink train toilets with a tough protective film to deter graffiti and reduce cleaning times and costs. It expects half the fleet of Class 700s to be fitted by the end of this year with full completion anticipated by the end of 2027.
The operator is also carrying out a programme of enhanced internal cleaning across the Thameslink fleet, with all unit interiors scheduled for completion by August and external cleaning of all exterior paintwork due to be completed by October 2026.
The train operator is also taking a range of wider anti-graffiti initiatives including trialling rapid detection technology and enhancing collaboration with Transport for London and the British Transport Police to improve intelligence gathering and support enforcement action.
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of levels of progress made by the Government of Pakistan in tackling discrimination and unsafe working conditions affecting Christian and Hindu sanitation workers in the...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of levels of progress made by the Government of Pakistan in tackling discrimination and unsafe working conditions affecting Christian and Hindu sanitation workers in the...
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 18 May in response to Question 77.
Lords statement on the draft Equality Act 2010 code of practice for services, public functions and associations.
Lords statement on the draft Equality Act 2010 code of practice for services, public functions and associations.
My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to respond to the Statement on the draft Equality Act 2010 code of practice. The publication of the draft code is welcome, and I was pleased to see greater protections for breast-feeding women, and greater clarity for people with disabilities. Those are important improvements.
The...
My Lords, I welcome the opportunity to respond to the Statement on the draft Equality Act 2010 code of practice. The publication of the draft code is welcome, and I was pleased to see greater protections for breast-feeding women, and greater clarity for people with disabilities. Those are important improvements.
The...
My Lords, I thank the Minister for this Statement on a profoundly important yet sensitive matter. When we debate the updated code of practice, we must remember that at the heart of this issue are fellow citizens. If we listen closely, we find that people affected by the code are...
My Lords, I thank the Minister for this Statement on a profoundly important yet sensitive matter. When we debate the updated code of practice, we must remember that at the heart of this issue are fellow citizens. If we listen closely, we find that people affected by the code are...
I thank both the noble Lord and the noble Baroness for their questions and contributions.
I start by picking up the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, and addressing the noble Baroness, Lady Stedman-Scott, about the general principle. We forget what the Supreme Court itself said in its judgment,...
I thank both the noble Lord and the noble Baroness for their questions and contributions.
I start by picking up the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, and addressing the noble Baroness, Lady Stedman-Scott, about the general principle. We forget what the Supreme Court itself said in its judgment,...
I very much welcome the last part of my noble friend’s answer. I would like clarification on two points, because the word “sensitivity” has been used, and indeed is used in the guidance. I would like my noble friend to confirm that it is discriminatory to involuntarily out a trans...
I very much welcome the last part of my noble friend’s answer. I would like clarification on two points, because the word “sensitivity” has been used, and indeed is used in the guidance. I would like my noble friend to confirm that it is discriminatory to involuntarily out a trans...
We have to respect the judgment of the Supreme Court. It has interpreted the Equality Act, and I know that my noble friend—and I think everyone on this side of the House—is proud of the Equality Act and what it has achieved. We are absolutely determined to ensure that the...
We have to respect the judgment of the Supreme Court. It has interpreted the Equality Act, and I know that my noble friend—and I think everyone on this side of the House—is proud of the Equality Act and what it has achieved. We are absolutely determined to ensure that the...
On the subject of proportionality so eloquently spoken of by the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, does the Minister agree that there have been only four reports of alleged criminal behaviour by trans people in lavatories since 2022? Does he not think that the obsession with lavatories does us no credit...
On the subject of proportionality so eloquently spoken of by the noble Lord, Lord Scriven, does the Minister agree that there have been only four reports of alleged criminal behaviour by trans people in lavatories since 2022? Does he not think that the obsession with lavatories does us no credit...
I hear what the noble Lord says. What we do have is a decision of the Supreme Court and a decision of the independent Equality and Human Rights Commission about how that guidance should be complied with. I do not understand the fixation on toilets either. The point was raised...
I hear what the noble Lord says. What we do have is a decision of the Supreme Court and a decision of the independent Equality and Human Rights Commission about how that guidance should be complied with. I do not understand the fixation on toilets either. The point was raised...
My Lords, although I very much welcome the decision of the Supreme Court, there may be room for statutory exemption in respect
of persons who have fully transitioned—that is to say, certificated and having gone through the gender-affirming surgery. There is a case for saying that they should be entitled...
My Lords, although I very much welcome the decision of the Supreme Court, there may be room for statutory exemption in respect
of persons who have fully transitioned—that is to say, certificated and having gone through the gender-affirming surgery. There is a case for saying that they should be entitled...