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HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesI commend my hon. Friend on mentioning his constituent, Louise Thompson, who is campaigning on this important issue. He mentioned the impact of racism, discrimination and…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesI thank the hon. Lady for expressing how she feels angry and upset. I think that that feeling is shared by all of us in the House today. The publication of Donna Ockenden’s report…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesI thank my hon. Friend for raising the important issues that she referred to in her remarks. I am happy to make sure that either me or a member of my ministerial team will meet…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesI thank my hon. Friend for his comments, and for telling us what happened to his constituent. He asked about some of the wider changes that we are making in the NHS modernisation…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesMy hon. Friend is right to emphasise quite how shocking it is that people in senior leadership positions refused to take part in Donna Ockenden’s review. I cannot understand how…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesI thank my hon. Friend for sharing with us his experience of brain injury in his own family, and for reminding us how some of the issues that we are discussing today touch the…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesAlthough the report that we are discussing today deals with what has happened in Nottingham over the past 13 years, my hon. Friend is right to point out that it has not just…24 Jun 2026HANSARDNottingham Maternity and Neonatal ServicesI refer hon. Members to the oral statement I made in the House today, 24 June 2026, on the publication of the report from the independent maternity and neonatal review of…24 Jun 2026HANSARD Puberty BlockersI will give way one more time, and then I will make some progress.23 Jun 2026HANSARD Puberty BlockersI know what a sensitive, emotive and difficult issue this is. As I said in the House yesterday, I have myself struggled with the profound challenges this subject raises. We all,…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Puberty BlockersThe hon. Gentleman’s question allows me to address that matter directly. The data-linkage study will not provide clear evidence of the risks and benefits of puberty-suppressing…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Puberty BlockersI have responsibility for NHS England as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, and I am setting out the protocol agreed in relation to this trial, as it is a subject that…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Puberty BlockersI will make a little progress, and then I will be open to more interventions. We need to be clear about who we are talking about. As Dr Cass said, the vast majority of children…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Puberty BlockersThe hon. Gentleman raises an important question around how the clinical trial is designed. In this case, the young people involved in the trial, of whom there will be around 226,…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Puberty BlockersI thank the right hon. Gentleman for the tone he took in asking an important question, which I am pleased to be able to respond to. The bar for getting on to this trial is set…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Puberty BlockersIf a child is looked after under a care order, the local authority has parental responsibility, so it would need to be part of the consent process as the corporate parent. I turn…23 Jun 2026HANSARD Puberty BlockersThe MHRA has introduced additional safeguards. As a result of its dialogue with the trial sponsors, the amended protocol published last week increases the level of safeguards.…23 Jun 2026HANSARDPathways Study: Puberty SuppressionI welcome the fact that the hon. Lady agrees with the Government that we should base our decisions about whether and how to provide support for children, particularly in the case…22 Jun 2026HANSARDPathways Study: Puberty SuppressionWith your permission, Madam Deputy Speaker, I shall make a statement on the Pathways trial. I know what a sensitive, emotive and difficult issue this is. I myself have wrestled…22 Jun 2026HANSARDPathways Study: Puberty SuppressionI agree with the shadow Minister that most children and young people who are questioning their identity and gender are likely to resolve those questions on their own, and I think…22 Jun 2026