Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 32702

IVF: LGBT+ People

Tabled: 21 February 2025

Answered: 3 March 2025

Question

James MacCleary

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to remove the requirement for female same-sex couples to self-fund initial IVF treatments; and what steps he has taken to ensure equal access to fertility services across

Answer

Karin Smyth

The Government recognises that fertility treatment across the National Health Service in England is subject to variation in access. Work continues on joint advice from the Department and NHS England about the offer around NHS-funded fertility services, in...

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