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Department of Health and Social Care: Sanitation

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 21 November 2025UIN 88194

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) single sex and (b) gender neutral bathroom facilities his Department provides in its premises.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Department’s premises have 187 single sex cubicles, 62 urinals, and 11 non-gendered universal toilets which are individual self-contained lockable toilet rooms which contain a toilet, a washbasin, and hand-drying facilities. This is in addition to 34 wheelchair accessible toilets.



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