Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 119208

Gender Dysphoria: Hormone Treatments

Tabled: 10 March 2026

Answered: 23 March 2026

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many masculinising and feminising hormones NHS England have prescribed to people aged (a) 16 and (b) 17 in each of the last five years.

Answer

Karin Smyth

NHS England is not responsible for making prescribing decisions, as this is for determination by a patient's clinician, in consultation with the patient and family as appropriate.No specific data is held on the number of different hormone drugs that may h...

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