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Puberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical Trials

Commons · Question 906828 · Tabled 4 Dec 2025 · Women and Equalities · Official record

Answered 10 Dec 2025

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Asked by Bob Blackman

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

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Answered by Karin Smyth, 10 Dec 2025

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...