Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 19 September 2023 to Question 198597 on Pupils: Transgender People, what external bodies she has met in the preparation of guidance on transgender pupils in schools.

The Department engages with external bodies on a regular basis, and a number of these conversations have related to the guidance that the Department is developing for schools and colleges on gender questioning pupils. The Department will be undertaking a full public consultation on the draft guidance prior to publication, and will continue to engage with a range of stakeholders throughout this process.