Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 112901
Gender Dysphoria: Children
Tabled: 11 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026
Named DayQuestion
Carla Lockhart
Democratic Unionist Party — Upper Bann
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his polices on the care of gender distressed children of the US judgment in the case of Fox Varian.
Answer
Karin SmythNo assessment has been made. Surgical interventions for gender dysphoria are not performed on patients under 18 years old on the National Health Service. In line with NHS England’s national service specification, surgical interventions on the NHS are only...
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