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Westminster Hall
Section 28 Repeal: 20th Anniversary - Wed 29 Nov 2023
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Joanna Cherry (SNP - Edinburgh South West) Our movement at that time was a movement for lesbian, gay and bisexual rights; the rights of the same-sex - Speech Link
2: Nia Griffith (Lab - Llanelli) Same-sex relationships were little acknowledged, and we knew very few other same-sex couples, so we were - Speech Link

Non-Departmental Publication (Policy paper)
Equality and Human Rights Commission

Nov. 16 2023

Source Page: Equality and Human Rights Monitor 2023
Document: EHRC Equality and Human Rights Monitor 2023 (PDF)

Found: as their sex registered at birth (referred to as ‘same gender’) were in employment.

Parliamentary Research
Fertility treatment and workplace rights - CDP-2023-0206
Nov. 14 2023

Found: The number of appointments wo men need for IVF ca n vary significantly, but as an example, NHS guidanc

Select Committee
Ministry of Defence
 WAFFU0043 - Women in the Armed Forces: Follow-Up

Written Evidence Oct. 24 2023

Inquiry: Women in the Armed Forces: Follow-Up
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Defence Committee (Department: Ministry of Defence)

Found: To manage the risk of harm posed by, and to, those under investigation or convicted of sex offences,

Select Committee
Ministry of Defence
 WAFFU0043 - Women in the Armed Forces: Follow-Up (2023)

Written Evidence Oct. 24 2023

Inquiry: Women in the Armed Forces: Follow-Up
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Defence Committee (Department: Ministry of Defence)

Found: same date.

Westminster Hall
IVF Provision - Tue 24 Oct 2023
Department for Business and Trade

Mentions:
1: Kate Osborne (Lab - Jarrow) As for IVF for same-sex couples, we are still waiting for the Government to keep their promise to remove - Speech Link
2: Kate Osborne (Lab - Jarrow) same-sex couples in England, including removing the requirement to privately fund artificial insemination - Speech Link
3: Abena Oppong-Asare (Lab - Erith and Thamesmead) artificial insemination, and nine in 10 ICBs in England still require same-sex couples to self-fund - Speech Link

Parliamentary Research
General Debate: IVF provision - CDP-2023-0194
Sep. 29 2023

Found: General Debate: IVF provision

Written Question
IVF: LGBT+ People
Monday 11th September 2023

Asked by: Feryal Clark (Labour - Enfield North)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NHS England on improving access to IVF for female same-sex couples.

Answered by Maria Caulfield - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Women)

There are regular ongoing discussions with NHS England on improving access to in-vitro fertilisation for female same-sex couples.

We remain committed to remove the requirement for female same-sex couples to self-fund six rounds of artificial insemination before being able to access National Health Service-funded treatment. NHS England are intending to issue commissioning guidance to integrated care boards to support implementation, which is expected shortly.

Departmental Publication (Guidance and Regulation)
Department of Health and Social Care

Jul. 22 2023

Source Page: NHS-funded IVF in England
Document: (ODS)

Found: NHS-funded IVF in England

Departmental Publication (Research and Statistics)
Department of Health and Social Care

Jul. 22 2023

Source Page: Pregnancy Loss Review
Document: Pregnancy Loss Review: care and support when baby loss occurs before 24 weeks' gestation (web accessible) (PDF)

Found: Women experiencing pre -24-week baby loss should never be cared for in mixed -sex wards with shared