Written questions

Health Services: Gender Recognition

Commons · Question 8215 · Tabled 9 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 3 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Tonia Antoniazzi

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of gender-neutral language in (a) pregnancy services and (b) other sex-specific areas of healthcare on the standard of health care services pro

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 3 Dec 2024

There are no plans to make an assessment. The Government is clear that it expects health services to be delivered in line with the Equality Act 2010.