Written Question·Home Office·UIN 20914

Gender Dysphoria: Surgery

Tabled: 18 December 2024

Answered: 21 January 2025

Named Day

Question

Sir Julian Lewis

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the number of children travelling to (a) Poland, (b) Turkey, (c) Florida and (d) other countries for gender reassignment surgery in each of the last three years.

Answer

Seema Malhotra

The requested data is not centrally held. However, Border Force has a duty under Section 55 of the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 to safeguard and promote the welfare of children.We take this duty very seriously and are committed to protect...

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