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Gender Dysphoria: Surgery

Asked by Neil O'BrienConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 3 March 2025UIN 30703

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many gender (a) reassignment and (b) affirmation operations were carried out by the NHS in each year since 2000 for which data is available.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Department does not hold this data centrally, as it is held at an individual National Health Service provider level.

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