Speeches by Streeting.

“As I reported when we put in place the permanent ban, there have been arrangements for people who were previously being prescribed puberty blockers. People who wanted to access them, but could not once the ban came in, have not been able to do so through authorised means. I recognised when I took the decision, and as a…”

“I can certainly give my hon. Friend that assurance.”

“Two things. First, no child in this study is able to give consent and therefore be a participant in the trial and receive puberty blockers. In order to participate in a trial, a young person would need to give informed assent by repeating back to the clinician what the risks are and why they would want to go through th…”

“Without getting ahead of ourselves, the intention is to make sure because, to be honest, the issues around racial inequalities and discrimination are actually quite endemic across the NHS. When you look at the experience of our black and Asian patients and staff, as I have said before, we have a widespread cultural pro…”

“A permanent ban on the prescription of these drugs outside a clinical trial. I have been challenged, because I have said, in both instances, that I was uncomfortable about the ban and I am uncomfortable about the clinical trial. Both those statements are true and consistent. When I put in place the permanent ban on pub…”

“Joe, part of what Cass recommended and what will be undertaken is exactly that sort of research into people who are older and have undergone that kind of medical treatment or other sorts of support, from therapy through to other support from the NHS, to understand their outcomes. At the heart of the decisions I have ma…”

“As Health and Social Care Secretary, as a general principle, I follow clinical advice, and wherever possible I try to resist pressure—wherever it comes from and whatever the issue—to overrule clinicians who are better qualified than I am to make clinical judgments about the provision of health services. That is not to …”

“There are two things. Around 20,500 maternity staff have completed the e-learning module to date on cultural competency training. Work is under way to draft a new statutory and mandatory training competency framework for all NHS staff that will replace the core skills training framework. That will go live in April 2026…”

“The hon. Lady has offered a political opinion, not a clinical judgment. By that logic, we would not have any medicine for children and young people; we would never have undertaken clinical trials or studies, because we would have judged that children and young people could not take part in them. That is objectively not…”

“That is a great question. One of the areas that I think we can be really optimistic and excited about is the science that is taking place in this country, which is helping us to better understand dementia and conditions like Alzheimer’s and the brain more generally. I think we will see real breakthroughs over the next …”

“I certainly think we need to take up Beccy’s challenge of thinking about how we are organising ourselves in the commissioning and delivery of services. You are absolutely right, Danny, to make sure that, as we are thinking about that, we are focused on outcomes, rates and effective access to treatment. We also have to …”

“I am very happy to receive further clinical representations on this issue and to hear from experts on it. I hope the public will understand why, on this particular issue, I am not simply led by opinion polling. I have to follow the clinical advice and evidence, particularly given the enormous risks that surround these …”

“They certainly can, and if they withdraw, they will still get the wider therapeutic support they deserve.”

“First, while we would never commit to something before seeing it, it is always my presumption in favour of implementing recommendations from reviews that we commission from expert people and teams. Otherwise, if you start with an assumption that you are not going to, then there is no point having the review in the firs…”

“I have a health view on everything. I make sure that they are always put across in cross-Government discussions. There are choices and trade-offs. I am not aware of any plans to take action in that area.”

“That is a matter for my colleagues at DCMS.”

“That is a very good suggestion, and I will take that away.”

“The study includes a lot of research around wider therapeutic support and interventions, including mental health support. We are rolling out more clinics and services across the country to bring that care closer to home.”

“The shadow Minister asks, “Why?” There is a simple answer. It is because this was recommended by Dr Cass in the Cass review, which was commissioned by my predecessor, Sir Sajid Javid. I think that was the right thing to do, and it is why, when my predecessor brought forward the Cass review, I supported it in opposition…”

“Let me just start by acknowledging the sensitivities around this issue and the strong beliefs held around this House. For all the division and divided opinion, I believe that there is a determination shared by everyone in this House to do the right thing by a vulnerable group of children and young people. It is for tho…”