Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of the differences in eligibility criteria for NHS-funded fertility treatment between the legacy policies currently used across Essex.

The Government recognises that access to National Health Service funded fertility services is variable in England and is looking into achievable ambitions to improve access to fertility services. This includes understanding the offer made by fertility services across the country with a view to assessing the data collected from integrated care boards to evaluate next steps, working to ensure there is equitable access.