Puberty Suppressing Hormones: Clinical Trials
Commons · Question 906828 · Tabled 4 Dec 2025 · Women and Equalities · Official record
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Question
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.
Answer
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...