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Intersex

Asked by Pippa HeylingsLiberal DemocratWomen and EqualitiesTabled Answered 12 May 2025UIN 49515

The question

To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, whether the Government has a definition of biological sex for (a) people with Turner Syndrome, (b) people with Klinefelter syndrome, (c) people with Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome, (d) people with Pa

Answered by Dame Nia Griffith

The Government understands people with those conditions to have Variations in Sex Characteristics, but we do not hold central definitions of the biological sex of people who have these conditions, nor do we keep any records.

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