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Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask His Majesty's Government whether it is their policy for the NHS to refer to "people who have ovaries" rather than "women" and whether this phraseology has been market tested with women, including those for whom English is a second language, to ensure that it is fully understood. 

Question HL3742: tabled on 15 April 2024 and due for answer by 29 April 2024

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Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town to ask His Majesty's Government whether it is their policy for the NHS to refer to "people who have ovaries" rather than "women" and whether this phraseology has been market tested with women, including those for whom English is a second language, to ensure that it is fully understood.  HL3742
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Friday 26 April 2024

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Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
Labour
Life peer