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Circumcision

Asked by Dr Neil Shastri-HurstConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 18 March 2026UIN 119655

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on complications arising out of non-therapeutic circumcision between 2020 and 2025.

Answered by Karin Smyth

Information on complications arising out of non-therapeutic circumcision between 2020 and 2025 is not held in the format requested.

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