202300345855 · FOI · released
Progress of the Gender Recognition Reform Bill: FOI release
Information requested
I understand there was a cabinet meeting in January 2022 where the decision to progress the Gender Recognition Reform Bill was taken. Could you please provide the date, time and names of MSPs present at this meeting.
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Cabinet agreed to introduce the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill when it met on 18 January 2022. This meeting, which was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic, began at 9.30.
The MSPs which attended this meeting are listed below:
Rt Hon Nicola Sturgeon MSP First Minister John Swinney MSP Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery Keith Brown MSP Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans Kate Forbes MSP Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy Mairi Gougeon MSP Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands Michael Matheson MSP Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport Rt Hon Angus Robertson MSP Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture Shona Robison MSP Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills Humza Yousaf MSP Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care George Adam MSP Minister for Parliamentary Business
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