Written Question·Women and Equalities·UIN 906828

Puberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical Trials

Tabled: 4 December 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Bob Blackman

ConservativeHarrow East

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the potential equality impacts of the PATHWAYS puberty blocker trial.

Answer

Karin Smyth
The government is committed to supporting research that delivers robust, evidence-based understanding of gender incongruence issues, especially for children and young people. The PATHWAYS trial research protocol has rightly undergone a thorough independen...

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