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WEC to question the EHRC Chair and Chief Executive 11 June 2025 2:20pm

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IwantToRetire · 09/06/2025 18:13

The Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) will question the Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, Baroness Falkner of Margravine in Parliament on Wednesday, 11 June during its annual scrutiny session of the EHRC.

Venue: The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
Watch live: Visit parliamentlive.tv Women and Equalities Committee

The Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) will question the Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, Baroness Falkner of Margravine in Parliament on Wednesday, 11 June during its annual scrutiny session of the EHRC.

MPs on the cross-party committee, chaired by Labour MP Sarah Owen, will discuss the EHRC’s work and resources and wider equalities policy, including the implications of the For Women Scotland Supreme Court judgment and the EHRC’s subsequent consultation on the Code of Practice.

The Committee will hear from the EHRC’s Chief Executive, John Kirkpatrick, alongside Baroness Falkner.

Witnesses
Starting at 2.20pm
Baroness Kishwer Falkner of Margravine, Chair, Equality and Human Rights Commission
John Kirkpatrick, Chief Executive, Equality and Human Rights Commission

https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/328/women-and-equalities-committee/news/207403/wec-to-question-the-ehrc-chair-and-chief-executive/

(I came across this by chance whilst looking for a date for the WEC interview with Mary-Ann Stephenson but could find nothing - anybody know when it will be.)

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Paulo1 · 11/06/2025 16:54

IwantToRetire · 11/06/2025 14:59

Do NOT follow Sex Matters advice to cut and paste.

You response will be binned.

Just a reminder as this is a known issue with consultations.

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@IwantToRetire Thank you for all of your posts and hard work in this space
In relation to the post quoted how do you know this and has Sex Matters commented on this?

SlackJawedDisbeliefXY · 11/06/2025 16:50

illinivich · 11/06/2025 16:45

Its obvious we aren't sending our brightest onto parliament.

The EqA is a law made up by Parliament. The SC has ruled what the EqA was written to mean. The EHRC write guidance in response to that ruling.

I dont think some on thr committees understand that Parliament wrote the law.

.... but tans people have been ignoring the law for years and no one can tell ..
... so that's OK ...
... that's how law works, right? ...

... you know, every one breaks the speed limit on motorways ...
... they've done it for years ...
... so if you get pulled over, the law doesn't really apply ...

I need to try that if I get pulled over for speeding
Pretty sure how the law will view it

Ereshkigalangcleg · 11/06/2025 16:49

Thanks @SionnachRuadh

SionnachRuadh · 11/06/2025 16:48

Ereshkigalangcleg · 11/06/2025 16:46

Has Bridget Philipson had one of these sessions in the same way as Kemi Badenoch had, anyone know?

She's had one session, which I haven't watched yet: 12 February 2025 - Work of the Minister for Women and Equalities - Oral evidence - Committees - UK Parliament

Ereshkigalangcleg · 11/06/2025 16:46

Has Bridget Philipson had one of these sessions in the same way as Kemi Badenoch had, anyone know?

illinivich · 11/06/2025 16:45

Its obvious we aren't sending our brightest onto parliament.

The EqA is a law made up by Parliament. The SC has ruled what the EqA was written to mean. The EHRC write guidance in response to that ruling.

I dont think some on thr committees understand that Parliament wrote the law.

Cailleach1 · 11/06/2025 16:44

The MP from Wales just professed the ‘talking in tongues’ prayer. “Men are women, women are men and, there are people who are neither men or women.” (I’ve put it in the Plain English version).

Penis pandering gender Pentecostalists. Never was anti-science so progressive!

WithSilverBells · 11/06/2025 16:39

SionnachRuadh · 11/06/2025 16:34

What we have here is a room full of feckless MPs who don't like the SC ruling that makes trans identified males sad; who could push for legislation to reflect their viewpoint but know there's little appetite from the government for that; and who are trying to badger the EHRC into finding ways for the law to be ignored.

Select committees usually do a fairly good job, but I've seen nothing to undermine my view that the WEC is parliament's Muppet Show.

Little appetite from the public too

SlackJawedDisbeliefXY · 11/06/2025 16:39

Is part of the problem that many women and girls do not care about the rights that they have fought for as a sex?

Should schools be teaching this rather than teaching about the recently invented rainbow of gender identities

Ereshkigalangcleg · 11/06/2025 16:36

No it can’t really do much that I’ve seen.

Anzena · 11/06/2025 16:35

Not in UK, but following the thread, and thanks to contributors.

What is the purpose of this Committee please, can it hire, fire, rewrite the guidance, what?

Ereshkigalangcleg · 11/06/2025 16:34

SionnachRuadh · 11/06/2025 16:34

What we have here is a room full of feckless MPs who don't like the SC ruling that makes trans identified males sad; who could push for legislation to reflect their viewpoint but know there's little appetite from the government for that; and who are trying to badger the EHRC into finding ways for the law to be ignored.

Select committees usually do a fairly good job, but I've seen nothing to undermine my view that the WEC is parliament's Muppet Show.

Perfectly put 👏

SionnachRuadh · 11/06/2025 16:34

What we have here is a room full of feckless MPs who don't like the SC ruling that makes trans identified males sad; who could push for legislation to reflect their viewpoint but know there's little appetite from the government for that; and who are trying to badger the EHRC into finding ways for the law to be ignored.

Select committees usually do a fairly good job, but I've seen nothing to undermine my view that the WEC is parliament's Muppet Show.

Ereshkigalangcleg · 11/06/2025 16:33

they did take legal advice of course, I’m being sarcastic

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IwantToRetire · 11/06/2025 16:33

As if the Supreme Court ruling would stop the debate and hostilities.

This has all been a nightmare for Falkner, and sadly by the time she leaves it will still be a full on battle.

egged on by these hopelessly biased MPs.

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Ereshkigalangcleg · 11/06/2025 16:33

Oh yes of course they put the guidance out without legal advice 🙄 🙄

Ereshkigalangcleg · 11/06/2025 16:31

The reason they don’t like the update is that they don’t want to abide by it. It’s not really the fault of the EHRC that they disagree with the ruling.

SlackJawedDisbeliefXY · 11/06/2025 16:31

TheOtherRaven · 11/06/2025 16:26

A 'better act' would be to destroy women and homosexual people's equalities and protections in law (and disabled peoples too in a number of ways) in order to remove all boundaries from men with trans identities.

Lets be honest about this. It would be a male supremacism act if all the inconvenient bits about having to respect other people's rights were removed.

You forget, democracy is about the tiny lobby group that screams the loudest

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IwantToRetire · 11/06/2025 16:30

TheOtherRaven · 11/06/2025 16:28

I can only hope that the TRA controlled narrative is really, really pissing her off and helps her realise the need for absolute clarity in the guidance.

I dont think that it the issue at all. She will, as she keeps saying just get on her do her job.

The problem is the MPs are going out of their way to undermine anything she does.

They are trying to make her the issue.

Not that the EA a Labour construct is undermined by the inclusion of the GRA into the EA.

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TheOtherRaven · 11/06/2025 16:30

I did the same. Mention of 'very small words' might also have been in there.

Ereshkigalangcleg · 11/06/2025 16:29

When I filled it in I made the point that there was no room for ambiguity as it would enable the spreading of misinformation.

TheOtherRaven · 11/06/2025 16:28

I can only hope that the TRA controlled narrative is really, really pissing her off and helps her realise the need for absolute clarity in the guidance.

TeamKenwood · 11/06/2025 16:26

Baroness Falkner is phenomenal isn’t she? Her abilities are particularly highlighted by the contrast.

TheOtherRaven · 11/06/2025 16:26

A 'better act' would be to destroy women and homosexual people's equalities and protections in law (and disabled peoples too in a number of ways) in order to remove all boundaries from men with trans identities.

Lets be honest about this. It would be a male supremacism act if all the inconvenient bits about having to respect other people's rights were removed.

Ereshkigalangcleg · 11/06/2025 16:26

Falkner, like me, thought the SC would rule in favour of the Scottish Government. The EHRC intervened to say that the EA would need to be clarified. I’m pleased that I was wrong.

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