Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government, following the adoption of Recommendation CM/Rec(2025)7 by the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers, what steps they are taking to implement this recommendation; and what plans they have to prohibit non-consensual medical interventions on intersex children until they are old enough to decide for themselves.

I would like to assure you that the Government is committed to improving the lives of intersex people, who deserve our support, respect, and understanding.

We were interested to read the Council of Europe’s report and are grateful for its work in this important area.

The Government is committed to improving the lives of intersex people, who deserve support, respect and understanding. The Government is also committed to furthering the understanding of intersex people and the challenges they face. The Office for Equality and Opportunity regularly engages with representatives from a range of intersex rights based organisations.