HL Deb 27 January 2004 vol 656 cc37-8WA
Lord Moynihan

asked Her Majesty's Government:

(a) how many national governing bodies of sport and recreation were directly consulted about the impact of the Gender Recognition Bill on sport and recreation; (b) which national governing bodies responded to the consultation; (c) on what date the consultation letters were sent out; (d) what was the closing date on which submissions had to be submitted; and (e) when and how they will announce the results of the consultation exercise; and [HL849]

Whether they will provide a breakdown of the responses they received to their consultation on the impact the Gender Recognition Bill would have on competitive sport. [HL850]

Lord McIntosh of Haringey

Of the 300 governing bodies (a) directly consulted last year about the impact of the Gender Recognition Bill, the following replied to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (b):

  • the Amateur Swimming Federation of Great Britain
  • the British Cycling Federation
  • the British Disabled Fencing Association
  • the British Equestrian Federation
  • the British Gymnastics
  • the British Judo Association
  • the British Weightlifters Association
  • the Cycling Time Trials
  • the English Bowling Association
  • the English Ladies Golf Association
  • the Eton Fives Association
  • the Federation of Inline Speed Skating
  • the Football Association
  • the Hovercraft Club of Great Britain
  • the Ladies' Golf Union
  • the Lawn Tennis Association
  • the Royal Yachting Association
  • the Wales Mountain Leader Training Board.

The consultation letters were sent out on 4 February 2003 (c), and the closing date for responses was 28 March 2003 (d).

Governing bodies responded to the consultation on the understanding that their responses would not be published. The Government will not, therefore, be publishing the results, either in full or in summary (e). This is in accordance with exemption 14 of part 2 of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.

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