Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 78975

Fertility: Medical Treatments

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 22 October 2025

Question

Patrick Hurley

LabourSouthport

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the time taken to implement the Women’s Health Strategy on LGBTQ+ people ageing out of NHS fertility eligibility.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Government recognises that fertility treatment across the National Health Service in England is subject to variation in access. In light of broader pressures on the NHS and ongoing changes within NHS England, we have been looking again at achievable a...

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