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“Thank you; that is really interesting. Helen, do you want to come in on that one?”

“The Secretary of State told the House that the guidance for schools would be published by the end of 2025, yet here we still are without the guidance anywhere to be seen. There is immense pressure on schools, colleges, children’s homes and other settings to socially transition children, often irrespective of parents’ w…”

“12. What recent progress she has made on publishing guidance for gender-questioning children in schools.”

“3. What discussions he has had with King’s College London on the compliance of the PATHWAYS puberty blocker trial with the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004.”

“The United States Department of Health and Human Services’ peer-reviewed report found that harms from paediatric medical transition are significant, long term and too often ignored and inadequately tracked, as testified by Keira Bell, who is here in Parliament today. What is the Government’s rationale behind medicalisi…”

“Commercial sexual exploitation is the exchange of money, goods or services in return for sex acts. It is a form of violence against women. Inquiries by the all-party parliamentary group on commercial sexual exploitation have revealed that it is now taking place on an industrial scale. With the growth and mainstreaming …”

“8. What steps his Department is taking to help prevent job seekers and welfare claimants being subject to commercial sexual exploitation.”

“Will the hon. Lady make it clear again for anyone watching this debate that what she is saying is that those biological males—fully intact biological males—housed on the women’s estate are overwhelmingly convicted of violent sexual offences?”

“It sounds like women are at the bottom of the list.”

“Katharine, you were nodding in agreement. Do you want to come in?”

“Emma, you were telling us earlier about your ideas of fertility. We found that women’s reproductive health was too often seen primarily through the prism of fertility, even when women had decided they did not want to have children. Are you aware of any recent progress towards more inclusive co-decisions about treatment…”

“You mentioned moving away from the use of the term “reproductive health” to describe all gynae and menstrual issues. What term do you think we should be using, or have you not got to that stage yet?”

“Yesterday, I was at a birth trauma conference, and it was all the same excuses about why we cannot have these things done. To what extent do you think that women’s fertility is sufficiently safeguarded? For example, should egg freezing be available on the NHS for people with certain conditions?”

“I am guessing it is growing in the UK as well. Is this very much on the radar of HOPE not hate? I know you have done lots of investigations with places like Sky News, and it is looking into it. Is that something that you guys are concentrating on at the moment?”

“Just going back to Canterbury again—sorry, not wanting to make it all about that—we have had this art installation project, and it really stunned me that JD Vance was tweeting about something happening in my cathedral. I was thinking, “Really?” He had a clear view on that and it not being Christian or something. I just…”

“It has been a really fascinating conversation. I just want to talk a bit about Christian nationalism. At the recent Unite the Kingdom rally, some protesters were carrying crucifix symbols and crosses. How and why do you as a panel think that the far-right movement is appropriating Christianity? I am just going to say a…”

“I do not really mind who answers this: we have heard evidence highlighting the importance of more robust informed consent processes. Is the Department reviewing existing consent protocols for cosmetic procedures?”

“When we first started this inquiry, I got completely hooked on the Olivia Attwood series on ITV. I thought it was so excellent, though a bit squeamish-making. As an old lady who has children in their 20s, I was really surprised that so many really young women—who do not need anything—were just going for more and more t…”

“Will the Government mandate cooling-off periods between consultation and surgery, which is something the last panel were really keen on?”

“We have heard evidence on the need for more thorough psychological screening, which is what you just talked about, Professor Fowler, of certain individuals seeking cosmetic procedures, particularly in relation to mental health conditions such as body dysmorphic disorder. I spoke earlier about very young women going in …”