Question follow-through · 904027

Fertility: LGBT+ People

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Minister for Women and Equalities on access to fertility treatment for same sex couples.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
1 May 2025
Target answer date
7 May 2025
Answer
7 May 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 1 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the Minister for Women and Equalities on access to fertility treatment for same sex couples.

  2. 7 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 7 May 2025

    Answer published

    My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, has not had recent discussions with the Minister for Women and Equalities on access to fertility treatment for same sex couples.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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