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Puberty Suppressing Hormones: Children

Commons · Question 93952 · Tabled 24 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 3 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

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

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 3 Dec 2025

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...