​Written Assembly Questions tabled on 17 March 2017 for answer on 24 March 2017
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To ask the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children
Sian Gwenllian (Arfon): What role has the Welsh Government played in overseeing the work of the Gender Dysphoria Partnership Board, as part of achieving the 'Health' action of the 'Welsh Government Action Plan to advance equality for transgender people' to 'develop and implement an NHS Wales Strategy for Wales, which will include a care pathway and guidance for healthcare'? (WAQ73208)
Sian Gwenllian (Arfon): Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on progress made under the 'Health' action of the 'Welsh Government Action Plan to advance equality for transgender people', to 'develop and implement an NHS Wales Strategy for Wales, which will include a care pathway and guidance for healthcare'? (WAQ73209)
Sian Gwenllian (Arfon): Will the Cabinet Secretary provide an update on progress made under the Welsh Government Action Plan to advance equality for transgender people? (WAQ73210)
Sian Gwenllian (Arfon): What role has the Welsh Government played in the implementation of the 'Welsh Government Action Plan to advance equality for transgender people' as a whole, and specifically in relation to the 'Health' action to 'develop and implement an NHS Wales Strategy for Wales, which will include a care pathway and guidance for healthcare'? (WAQ73211)
Answer received on 30 March 2017
The Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children (Carl Sargeant): The Welsh Government has produced and implemented a cross-government Action Plan to advance equality for transgender people. Progress with the Plan will be reported on as part of the Welsh Government's Annual Report on Equality.
A key Action within the Plan is the priority development and implementing of the NHS Wales Strategy for Wales which will include a gender identity care pathway and guidance for healthcare practitioners.
The Welsh Government has commissioned the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee to develop the pathway for Wales. This work is being supported by additional funding which we have allocated in the 2017-18 Welsh Government budget.