Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the press release by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists on 16 August 2021, what plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals to ban hymenoplasty.

In the Tackling Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy, the Government committed to convening an independent expert panel on hymenoplasty to consider the clinical and ethical aspects of the procedure in more detail. We will carefully consider the panel’s recommendations, including any potential legislative action.