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Health Services: Gender Recognition

Asked by Tonia AntoniazziLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 3 December 2024UIN 8215

The question

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

Answered by Karin Smyth

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.

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