A government minister has said he "probably wouldn't be overly happy" for his daughters to share a boarding house with a pupil identifying as a trans girl. Will Quince, Minister for Children and Families, said the issue of including pupils identifying as transgender in single-sex spaces was a "minefield".
In an inquiry from the Commons' education select committee into Government support for children in children's homes, Will Quince, Minister for Children and Families, said he would "probably wouldn't be overly happy" for his daughters to share a boarding house with a pupil identifying as a trans girl.
Caroline Johnson MP said the number of children identifying as transgender was increasing, and that "schools need to strike a balance of ensuring that these children can be cared for properly and that their needs are properly met".
