Question follow-through · 13920
Hearing Aids
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of AirPods Pro 2's Hearing Aid feature.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 12 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 14 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 18 Nov 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Recorded timeline
12 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of AirPods Pro 2's Hearing Aid feature.
14 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Nov 2024
Answer published
We are aware of the new features on the AirPods Pro 2. As part of the 10-Year Health Plan, we will consider the potential of technologies, including wearable technologies, to support the shift in healthcare from hospital to community, analogue to digital,...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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