Question follow-through · 17924

Down Syndrome Act 2022

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the prior consultation on the Down Syndrome Act 2022; and when he plans to publish the statutory guidance.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
4 Dec 2024
Target answer date
6 Dec 2024
Answer
12 Dec 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the prior consultation on the Down Syndrome Act 2022; and when he plans to publish the statutory guidance.

  2. 6 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The Down Syndrome Act 2022 started as a Private Members Bill, introduced into the House of Commons in summer 2021. As such, this specific assessment has not been made.A national call for evidence was launched on 19 July 2022 to inform the development of t...

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