Question follow-through · 119655

Circumcision

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.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
10 Mar 2026
Target answer date
12 Mar 2026
Answer
18 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 12 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Mar 2026

    Answer published

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

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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