Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 110

Puberty Suppressing Hormones

Tabled: 17 July 2024

Answered: 29 July 2024

Question

Clive Lewis

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to monitor the potential impact of the ban on puberty blockers on (a) the mental health and (b) suicide rates among trans patients under the age of 18.

Answer

Karin Smyth

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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