The Secretary of State’s veto and the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
A briefing paper on the Scottish Secretary's "veto" of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill under section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998

There will be a general debate on Holocaust Memorial Day in the Commons Chamber on Thursday 28 January 2021. The debate will be on the motion: That this House has considered Holocaust Memorial Day 2021.
Holocaust Memorial Day 2021 (179 KB , PDF)
Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) has taken place in the UK on 27 January since 2001.
Each year, the Holocaust Memorial Day Trust chooses a different theme to enable audiences on Holocaust Memorial Day to learn something new about the past. Every theme is relevant to the Holocaust, Nazi Persecution and to each subsequent genocide.
This year’s theme is “Be the Light in the Darkness”. It encourages everyone to reflect on the depths humanity can sink to, but also the ways individuals and communities resisted the darkness to ‘be the light’ before, during, and after genocide.
Holocaust Memorial Day 2021 (179 KB , PDF)
A briefing paper on the Scottish Secretary's "veto" of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill under section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on Lesbian Visibility Week at 1:30pm on 24 April 2025. The debate will be opened by Kate Osborne MP.
The bill would prevent sentencing guidelines from referring to personal characteristics such as race, religion or belief, and cultural background in their guidance regarding when a pre-sentence report should be requested.