Rupert Lowe MP: written questions
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Puberty Suppressing Hormones: Gender DysphoriaDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what evidence NICE has identified as the basis for its clinical assessment of puberty blockers for gender dysphoria; and whether NICE has undertaken (a) scoping and (b) evaluation exercises since 2
Answer: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has not developed guidance on, or made a clinical assessment of, puberty blockers for gender dysphoria. In 2020, NICE developed two evidence summaries:Gonadotrophin releasing hormone analogues f...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPuberty Suppressing Hormones: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94871More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS England or NHSBSA have identified any gaps or inconsistencies in national prescribing or outcomes data relating to puberty blockers in under-18s.
Answer: In March 2024, NHS England published a suite of documentation relating to its decision to remove gonadotrophin releasing hormone analogues as a routine treatment option in the National Health Service for children under 18 years old with gender dysphoria. ...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust: Disclosure of InformationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94870More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Department holds complete archived referral, assessment, prescribing, and safeguarding data from the former Tavistock Gender Identity Development Service; and whether the Department wil
Answer: NHS England, as the responsible commissioner of the service at the time, will hold some relevant data, of the type and nature that would routinely be reported through the commissioning process. This would not include patient identifiable information.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Dysphoria: PrescriptionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94869More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what instructions his Department issued to NHS regional gender hubs on prescribing restrictions.
Answer: In March 2024, NHS England published its clinical policy on puberty suppressing hormones for children and young people who have gender incongruence and/or gender dysphoria.This set out that puberty supressing hormones are not available as a routine commis...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPuberty Suppressing Hormones: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether any NHS regional gender hubs have prescribed puberty blockers to patients under 18 since the publication of the Cass Review.
Answer: From 1 April 2024, NHS England adopted a new clinical commissioning policy that prevents the newly established Children and Young People's Gender Services from initiating prescriptions for gonadotrophin releasing hormone analogues for the purpose of puber...
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPuberty Suppressing Hormones: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what aggregated safety data, including adverse-event summaries, the MHRA has recorded relating to the use of puberty blockers in under-18s since 2010; and whether the Department has been informed o
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is responsible for ensuring medicines, medical devices, and blood components for transfusion meet applicable standards of safety, quality, and efficacy. The MHRA rigorously assesses available ...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPuberty Suppressing Hormones: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what was the total annual NHS expenditure on GnRH analogue puberty blockers for under-18s in each financial year since 2010.
Answer: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists or ‘puberty blockers’ are used to treat several medical conditions in children and young people. These can include precocious puberty, some forms of cancer, and endometriosis. They have also been used outside...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPuberty Suppressing Hormones: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients aged under 18 have been prescribed GnRH analogue puberty blockers through the NHS in each year since 2010.
Answer: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists or ‘puberty blockers’ are used to treat several medical conditions in children and young people. These can include precocious puberty, some forms of cancer, and endometriosis. They have also been used outside...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Mental HealthMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.
Answer: Information on sickness absence, including data by Department and sickness reason (such as Mental Ill-Health), is published in the Civil Service sickness absence reports available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sickness-absence. The next re...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Mental HealthMinistry of DefenceTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.
Answer: On the 30 September 2025, 94 individuals were recorded on Ministry of Defence (MOD) HR systems with an ongoing sick absence of six months or longer for Mental Disorders as defined by the World Health Organisation International Classification of Diseases. ...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Mental HealthHome OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.
Answer: Civil Service sickness absence reports, which provide statistics for sickness absence by organisation and sickness reason, including Mental Ill-Health.https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sickness-absence
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: Mental HealthTreasuryTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94437More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.
Answer: We currently have fewer than 5 staff on leave for six months or more for mental health related sickness absence. We do not reveal the medical details for individual ill health.
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Mental HealthForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.
Answer: The Civil Service publishes sickness absence statistics by organisation and by sickness reason, including mental ill-health. These figures are available in the publicly accessible Civil Service sickness absence reports on GOV.UK (https://www.gov.uk/govern...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Mental HealthDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.
Answer: Based on our reporting data up to the end of September 2025, we are withholding this data due to the small number of employees involved which could make individuals and the cause of their absence identifiable.
Answered 5 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are in the total absconder pool of foreign national offenders for which the latest data is available.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics.Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Work and Pensions: Mental HealthDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.
Answer: Information on sickness absence, including mental ill-health, is available in the Civil Service Sickness Absence Reports, which provide statistics by organisation and sickness reason. These reports can be accessed at: https://www.gov.uk/government/collect...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented MigrantsHome OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many irregular migrants are in the total absconder pool for which the latest data is available.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics.Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Transport: Mental HealthDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.
Answer: As of 31 October 2025, there are 0 staff in DfTc who have been absent for six months or more due to mental health.
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology: Mental HealthDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.
Answer: The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology routinely reports its sickness absence data on gov.uk alongside the rest of the Civil Service.Information can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sickness-absenceThis contains stat...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Mental HealthDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94426More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.
Answer: Sickness absence information in the format requested is not available. The Cabinet Office publishes statistics on Civil Service sickness absence in regular reports, which can be found here: Sickness absence in the Civil Service - GOV.UK. The next release ...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Energy Security and Net Zero: Mental HealthDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94425More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.
Answer: As of 31 October 2025, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero had less than five employees on sickness absence for six months or more where the recorded reason related to mental health. The exact number has been redacted to avoid identification o...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Education: Mental HealthDepartment for EducationTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94424More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.
Answer: The department records sickness absence categorised to show the broad reason for the absence, with one option titled ‘anxiety, stress, depression and other psychiatric illnesses’. As of 31 October 2025, five or fewer members of staff in the department wer...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport: Mental HealthDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94423More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.
Answer: Civil Service sickness absence reports, which provide statistics for sickness absence by organisation and sickness reason, including Mental Ill-Health, are published on an annual basis. The publication of the 2025 report is currently planned for 18 Decemb...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDepartment for Business and Trade: Mental HealthDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94422More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.
Answer: Civil Service sickness absence reports (which provide statistics for sickness absence by organisation and sickness reason, including Mental Ill-Health) are publicly available at: [https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sickness-absence]. The next relea...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Mental HealthCabinet OfficeTabled 25 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94421More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff in their Department have been on mental health leave for six months or more; and for what reason.
Answer: The Civil Service publishes regular sickness absence reports, which provide statistics for sickness absence by organisation and sickness reason, including Mental Ill-Health. These can be found at Sickness absence in the Civil Service - GOV.UK.
Answered 3 Dec 2025
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