Question follow-through · 16812
Department of Health and Social Care: Policy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how their Department defines strategy.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 28 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 2 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 4 Dec 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
28 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how their Department defines strategy.
2 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Dec 2024
Answer published
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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Streptococcus: Diagnosis
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Streptococcus: Screening
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General Practitioners: Slough
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ADHD: Mental Health Services
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Alcoholism and Drugs: Death
5 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps this Department is taking to reduce (a) drug- and (b) alcohol-related deaths.
Alcoholism and Drugs: Rehabilitation
5 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to ensure the availability of rehabilitation treatment for people with (a) drug and (b) alcohol dependencies in (i) Slough constituency and (ii) Berkshire.
Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs: Misuse
5 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to raise awareness of the harms of (a) drug and (b) alcohol misuse.
Hospitals: Admissions
13 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of patients admitted to hospital this year with (a) Covid, (b) flu (c) RSV and (d) norovirus; and what those figures were for the same period in (i) 2023 and
Bowel Cancer: Health Education
13 Dec 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to increase awareness of bowel cancer symptoms among people under 50.
Medical Equipment: Shortages
6 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the unavailability of (a) digital thermometers and blood pressure monitors and (b) other low cost equipment for clinical staff on NHS (i) st
General Practitioners: Surveys
6 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse was of sending letters on the GP Patient Survey in the last 12 months; how many letters were sent to recipients; and whether any patients were contacted by e-mail.
Blood: Donors
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