Rosie Duffield MP: written questions 2025

Written questions

• Ministry of Defence: CanterburyMinistry of DefenceTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39064More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential impact of the sale of his Department's Old Park and Chequers Wood site in Canterbury on levels of biodiversity.

  Answer: The Defence Infrastructure Organisation has undertaken a Baseline Biodiversity Net Gain Assessment for Old Park and Chequers Wood.This Assessment details primary habitats and provides an ecological baseline for the site.The site is being disposed of in ac...

  Answered 24 Mar 2025

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• SurrogacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Mar 2025WithdrawnUIN 39063More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to meet with women and children's rights groups to discuss UK surrogacy law.

  Answer: No published answer in this record yet.

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• Gender DysphoriaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39062More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the NHS review of adult gender dysphoria clinics to report its findings.

  Answer: NHS England is currently undertaking a review of adult gender services, chaired by Dr David Levy. The review will examine the model of care and operating procedures of each service, and will carefully consider experiences, feedback, and outcomes from clin...

  Answered 26 Mar 2025

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• Gender DysphoriaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39061More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what services his Department and the NHS offer to people choosing to detransition.

  Answer: The Government and NHS England are committed to implementing the recommendations of the Cass Review in full. This includes the recommendation for a pathway to be established for individuals who wish to detransition. The formative stages of this work will ...

  Answered 2 Apr 2025

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• Gender DysphoriaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39060More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on which (a) cognitive behavioural therapy, (b) family therapy, (c) exploratory therapy and (d) other non-medical treatments are offered to young people by NHS

  Answer: NHS England commissions gender services for children and young people in line with its interim service specification for children and young people with gender incongruence.Children and young people are cared for holistically by specialist multi-disciplina...

  Answered 26 Mar 2025

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• Hormone Treatments: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39059More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of new prescriptions issued by NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Services for (a) oestrogen and (b) testosterone to young people aged 16-18

  Answer: Since 1 April 2024 there have been no new initiations of exogenous hormones through the NHS Children and Young People's Gender Service.

  Answered 2 Apr 2025

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• SurrogacyDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39058More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will meet representatives of women and children's rights groups to discuss proposals announced by the Law Commission on 29 March 2023 in relation to surrogacy.

  Answer: The Law Commission consulted widely as part of the preparation for their report. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Patient Safety, Women’s Health and Mental Health will be writing to the Chairs of the Law Commissions of England, Wales, and Sc...

  Answered 27 Mar 2025

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• Gambling: TaxationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23407More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what criteria is being used to select the body administering funding from the statutory gambling levy.

  Answer: In line with the Gambling Act 2005, the levy will be collected and administered by the Gambling Commission under the strategic direction of the government. As set out in the government’s response to the statutory levy consultation, we have appointed UK Re...

  Answered 20 Jan 2025

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• Zoonoses: FursDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jan 2025AnsweredUIN 23406More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of the publication entitled Farmed fur animals harbour viruses with zoonotic spillover potential,

  Answer: This paper has been discussed at the Human Animal Infections and Risk Surveillance group, the cross-Government risk assessment group, where it was recognised that there are several novel viruses detected in fur farmed animals as well as other species farm...

  Answered 16 Jan 2025

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