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Written Question
Gender: Children
Wednesday 19th March 2025

Asked by: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government, with reference to the longitudinal outcomes of gender identity in children study, what were the final results of the secondary data base analysis, and what are the preliminary findings from the prospective cohort study, which were due to be reported in 2020 and 2023 respectively.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Outcomes and Predictors of Outcome for Children and Young People Referred to UK Gender Identity Development Services: A longitudinal Investigation (LOGIC) is a longitudinal study that looks into the development of gender identity in children and young people in the United Kingdom. The published study protocol states that “The study findings will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at both conferences and stakeholder events”. Following granting of an extension, partly due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the study is funded until July 2025. As an independent study, it is for the research team to decide when to submit their findings for publication. The study team has published several papers and we would expect to see further publications this year, in line with National Institute for Health and Care Research policy on open access publication.

Written Question
Breast Milk
Tuesday 2nd April 2024

Asked by: Baroness Fox of Buckley (Non-affiliated - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of advice from NHS Sussex Trust that male lactation fluid is (1) safe and (2) beneficial for infants.

Answered by Lord Markham - Shadow Minister (Science, Innovation and Technology)

The welfare of the baby is always the primary concern, and the evidence is clear that a mother’s breastmilk has significant advantages in reducing risks of infections and should be the main drink throughout an infant’s first year of life. Induced lactation is an area where further scientific and fact-based evaluation is needed.

We have been clear that biological sex matters and it is important that health services recognise and support the different health and biological needs of men and women.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 07 Sep 2022
NHS: Access to Treatments

"My Lords, could I ask the Minister to read and circulate an article from Saturday’s Guardian by Merope Mills, a devastating account of the preventable death of the journalist’s 14 year-old daughter, Martha? Would the Minister note that Ms Mills, an erstwhile, uncritical NHS cheerleader, stressed that this

“had nothing …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 11 Jul 2022
Coronavirus: New Cases

"My Lords, I confirm that there is anxiety about the rise in Covid cases, but less about the virus itself than a worry that politicians might reintroduce some of the over-the-top restrictions that led to such collateral damage during the past two years. Hindsight or not, I make the point …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 16 Mar 2022
Health and Care Bill

"My Lords, in speaking to this amendment, I apologise for not having spoken in Committee. I want to do so because I have received hundreds of emails urging me to vote against this amendment. I want to explain why I will vote for it—if there is a vote—and why the …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 03 Feb 2022
Vaccination: Condition of Deployment

"My Lords, I have always been opposed to this discriminatory policy on principle, so I welcome the Statement, even if it rather defensive. Will the Minister commit to dumping jabs for jobs and not sacking front-line workers? Will the Opposition roll back on the divisive rhetoric, categorising workers under moralistic …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 15 Dec 2021
Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2021

"My Lords, I commend the 126 MPs in the other place who voted on their principles and conscience, despite heavy whipping, in yesterday’s rebellion. They formed an ad hoc Official Opposition while the formal Official Opposition did their—what did Keir Starmer call it?—“patriotic duty” in not opposing but endorsing every …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 08 Dec 2021
Covid-19 Update

"My Lords, I did not agree with cancelling Christmas last year: I thought that it was disproportionate and far too risk-averse, based on the evidence then. It was cruel, with millions of front-line workers who had worked their guts out during the lockdowns having their parties cancelled and their family …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 02 Dec 2021
Adult Social Care

"My Lords, I feel torn on this. On the one hand, it is irritating that the White Paper has come out but everybody wants to bash it, when I am relieved that somebody has suggested something. On the other hand, it is not satisfactory. To ask some immediate questions, the …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Tue 26 Oct 2021
Coronavirus Act 2020

"My Lords, I want first to register that the no-vote on the Coronavirus Act in the other House last week, with the seemingly glib statement that the House was not in the mood to vote, was unsettling. Although a majority of the most illiberal and worrying uses and abuses of …..."
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