Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 93952

Puberty Suppressing Hormones: Children

Tabled: 24 November 2025
Answered: 3 December 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued on the capacity of children aged between 11 and 15 to consent to medical trials related to puberty blockers.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed
Children’s healthcare must always be evidence-led. That’s why we are following expert, independent advice from the Cass Review to implement a package of research to find out how the National Health Service can best support children and young people with g...
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