Speeches by Taylor.

“I will come to you first, Kate. Thank you for the wonderful event that your college put on last Friday. I was there to welcome my friend, Dr Alison Wright, as the new president of the Royal College—it really was a wonderful day. I want to talk about the women’s health strategy: looking to the future of that strategy; h…”

“Does that affect your service as well?”

“That is really helpful, thank you.”

“We had quite an extensive debate yesterday around trans healthcare. One thing that came up consistently, which I wanted to touch on with you, Margaret, is whether there are any guidelines for shared care, particularly where trans adults have been prescribed hormone treatments but GPs are not following that through with…”

“Thank you. Kate, do you think that the reforms have any long-term implications?”

“I thank my right hon. Friend for the care and sensitivity he has taken to this subject all along. It has been an undeniably difficult year for transgender people in Britain. I have spoken to young trans people who have been pushed to the brink of suicide by what they hear—that they do not have a right to exist, that th…”

“That would be great, thank you. Ruth, is there anything you think needs to be included in the renewed strategy next year?”

“Thank you, Ruth. Margaret, do you want to add anything?”

“Thank you. Charlotte, is there anything else?”

“Thank you. Ruth, how concerned are you that the reforms—including the merger of NHS England into the Department and cuts to the ICB operating budgets—might impact efforts to improve menstrual and reproductive health?”

“I beg to move, That this House has considered the provision of healthcare for transgender people. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Turner. This debate is about healthcare for trans adults. I know that a lot has been said in this House in recent weeks about care for young people questioning their ge…”

“I thank my hon. Friend for sharing that experience. It reflects the reality for many trans young people and adults in the UK: discrimination from healthcare professionals, waiting lists stretching over years, a complete lack of local provision and a reliance on less well-regulated private providers. That is the state o…”

“As I welcome services for trans people, I also welcome services for those people who do not feel happy in the gender that they have acquired. That is only right, but we have to get all those services right. Trans people are now seeing their health outcomes worsen. Waiting times for gender-affirming healthcare are nothi…”

“My hon. Friend is absolutely right. Trans people are fearing for their lives in my constituency, in his constituency and in many others up and down this country. Let us imagine being told that the wait for a hip replacement or a cancer check was 224 years—it just would not happen. Some Members in this House might not w…”

“I will make some progress, if I may. I am part-way through something that a trans person said, so it is not an appropriate time to intervene. They went on to say: “I have personally used alcohol, cannabis, cocaine and self-harm to survive the last year and a half since referral and I have now been told I will have to w…”

“I thank everyone who has spoken in this debate, and all my hon. Friends, for their passion, care, advocacy, understanding, kind words and leadership in this area. The tone of the debate has proved that we can, away from the glare of culture wars, have a sensitive and nuanced discussion about how to guarantee care for s…”

“I thank the hon. Gentleman for his helpful contribution. Of course, parents need help and support through this process. In 2022, a coroner ruled that a 20-year-old trans woman had died in part because of delays in accessing gender-affirming care after two and a half years on a waiting list. Trans people also struggle d…”

“I got the chance to do some essential Christmas shopping on small business Saturday last week. I bought cakes from Gayton’s and a wreath from the Flower House, and I managed to get in my Christmas turkey order at Bates in Atherstone. Can the Minister tell us what extra support he will provide to small retail businesses…”

“The last Saturday in November in Atherstone is marked by our wonderful Dickens night. It is always brilliant to see my home town so busy. There are stalls, the Christmas lights are switched on, and Santa in his grotto; Arthur Stone, our town mascot, is walking around; and then there is a firework finale. These events w…”

“I will address this one to you, Summer, so we can hear a little from you. Why do you think girls tend to have worse social mobility outcomes despite the fact that academically, more often than not, they outperform boys?”