Another useless copy and paste MP response

"Thank you for contacting me about the EHRC’s draft code of practice. Can I also thank you for your patience. As you can imagine, I receive hundreds of emails everyday so it can take some time to reply to each of them individually. However, I am pleased I can now reply to yours.

I strongly believe trans people deserve safety, dignity and respect. Everyone should be able to live free from intimidation or abuse. I remain committed to building a fairer, more inclusive society and to standing up for our marginalised communities.

In its April ruling, the Supreme Court stressed that its role was to interpret the legal meaning of sex under the Equality Act 2010, not to determine arguments in the public domain on issues of sex and gender. It concluded, within the context of this Act, sex refers to biological sex.

I sincerely appreciate the judgment has caused concern, and I know I’ve written to many constituents who are concerned about how it will impact themselves or their families. Ministers have emphasised that while single-sex spaces must be safeguarded, trans people must also be protected. Importantly, this judgment does not alter the fact that trans people remain a protected group under the Equality Act 2010 and should be able to live their lives free from harassment and discrimination- this is really key, and I do want to assure you I will continue to support them through this.

As you mentioned, the Equality and Human Rights Commission recently held a consultation on its draft Code of Practice for services, public functions and associations. This code is provided to help relevant organisations ensure they can comply with the Equality Act, including access to single-sex spaces.

As MPs, it is part of our role to make sure a diverse range of voices are heard, including the trans community. Ministers made it clear to the Equality and Human Rights Commission that the consultation had to be meaningful and properly engage with affected groups. I understand more than 50,000 people responded to the consultation, and that the Commission met with people representing affected protected characteristic groups, as well as parliamentarians.

The Commission has committed to carefully reviewing the information it received during this process and amending the draft code where it believes it is required. After this, it will be submitted to our Government for consideration.

The approval process for an updated draft code does not automatically require a parliamentary debate to be held. If our Government approves the code, Parliament has 40 days in which to consider it and if neither of the Houses of Parliament passes a resolution disapproving it, it will come into force. Our Government has given assurances that when we scrutinise the code, we will consider equality impacts in line with the Public Sector Equality Duty and will ensure people have appropriate access to crucial services."

So many words to say absolutely nothing. I know damn well they're not going to do shit but I'm going to keep annoying them anyway