Parliament Workbench
Data: Motions & questions to 19 Nov 2026

Written Question · S6W-26400 · Session 6

Whether it will set up a study into the effects of puberty suppressing hormones on children and young people.

Answered Asked by Jackie Baillie Lab Lodged 21 Mar 2024

The question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will set up a study into the effects of puberty suppressing hormones on children and young people.

The answer

Answered by Jenni Minto on 19 Apr 2024 · 29 days after it was lodged, on time

The term “puberty-suppressing hormones” is non-specific, and could be applied to a range of medicines used for a variety of conditions.
The Scottish Government and NHS Scotland are proactively engaged with NHS England and its commissioned research study on puberty-suppressing hormones as a treatment option for gender dysphoria. This is being delivered by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR). The Scottish Government and the NHS in Scotland are currently observers to that ongoing study development process, however consideration by NHS partners of what further engagement with this study may be appropriate is ongoing, as the scope of the research continues to be developed and defined by NIHR.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-26400 by reference.