General Medical Council: Internal Guidance Debate

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Department: Department of Health and Social Care

General Medical Council: Internal Guidance

Baroness Butler-Sloss Excerpts
Tuesday 17th October 2023

(7 months, 1 week ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Markham Portrait Lord Markham (Con)
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I completely agree. I believe that, more than anything in society, we have to be tolerant of people and their ability to have free speech and express their views freely. I think we have all seen circumstances where people feel intimidated in expressing what they feel is right, particularly in this circumstance of stating clearly when a woman is a woman and when a man is a man.

Baroness Butler-Sloss Portrait Baroness Butler-Sloss (CB)
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My Lords, I am very proud to be a grandmother as well as a mother. Will the Minister in fact talk to the GMC?

Lord Markham Portrait Lord Markham (Con)
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Yes, I am very happy to do that and to make clear the feelings of this House.