Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 91

Gender Dysphoria: Children

Tabled: 17 July 2024
Answered: 29 July 2024

Question

Cat Smith

LabourLancaster and Wyre

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential risks of harm being caused by restrictions on puberty blockers for treatments of gender incongruence.

Answer

The emergency banning Order, restricting the sale or supply of puberty blockers, was introduced by the previous Government. The Order enables those who were already on a course of treatment with Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone Analogues, before 3 June 202...

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