Written question asked by Baroness Maclean of Redditch (Conservative) on Tuesday, 14 April 2026, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 28 April 2026. It was answered by Baroness Merron (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 April 2026 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Mental Illness: Children and Young People

Question: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings of Psychiatric Morbidity Among Adolescents and Young Adults Who Contacted Specialised Gender Identity Services in Finland in 1996–2019: A Register Study, published in Acta Paediatrica on 4 April; and whether they plan to commission a similar study in the UK.

Answer

In response to the findings from the Cass Review, NHS England has established a National Gender Research Oversight Board (NROB), which is overseeing a joint programme of research in partnership with the National Institute of Health and Care Research.

The NROB works collaboratively with academics, clinicians, and other stakeholders to improve data and inform the ongoing development of evidence-based care. Its scope includes maintaining an up-to-date evidence synthesis of the latest international research, which will consider papers such as the one cited, through a living systematic review process, to inform national policy and front-line clinical practice. It also includes a priority setting partnership, through the James Lind Alliance, which will help identify future gender research funding priorities.

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Type: Written question
Reference: HL16358
Session: 2024-26
Subjects: Children Death Mental illness Young people Surveys
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Mental Illness: Children and Young People

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