Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to issue new guidance concerning trans people in hospitals; if so, when; and whether patients who are biologically male will be placed on wards with those who are biologically females.

NHS England is updating its Delivering Same-Sex Accommodation Guidance. A revised version will be published in due course.

It is imperative that National Health Service trusts respect the privacy and dignity of patients. The Government has been clear that patients should not have to share sleeping accommodation with others of the opposite sex and should have access to segregated bathroom and toilet facilities.

As set out by the former Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in October 2023, proposals to protect the privacy, dignity and safety of patients will be brought forward as part of the routine update of the NHS Constitution and its Handbook. Any measures consulted on will be in line with the Equality Act 2010, respecting the rights of all patients in hospital settings.