Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 119655

Circumcision

Tabled: 10 March 2026

Answered: 18 March 2026

Question

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

Conservative — Solihull West and Shirley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on complications arising out of non-therapeutic circumcision between 2020 and 2025.

Answer

Karin Smyth

Information on complications arising out of non-therapeutic circumcision between 2020 and 2025 is not held in the format requested.