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£370,000 from public purse on flop bill action
Scottish Daily Express
|September 10, 2025
MINISTERS shelled out more than £370,000 of public money trying to force through their controversial Gender Recognition Reform Bill.
And in a final humiliation, £170,000 of that went to cover the costs of the then-Scottish Secretary Alister Jack.
The Nationalists reacted with fury when Mr Jack used a Section 35 to block the legislation in January 2023 amid concerns it would impact on the UK-wide Equality Act.
The Bill would have simplified the process by which men could legally identify as women and vice versa.
This story is from the September 10, 2025 edition of Scottish Daily Express.
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