Question follow-through · 19556
Self-harm: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many incidents of self-harm using (a) paracetamol, (b) ibuprofen and (c) aspirin by 16 and 17-year-olds were recorded in each of the last five years.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 11 Dec 2024
- Target answer date
- 16 Dec 2024
- Answer
- 17 Dec 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Health and care
- Ibuprofen and Paracetamol · 27 Mar 2025
- Counselling and Psychiatry: Regulation · 17 Apr 2025
- Migraines: Drugs · 5 Jun 2025
- Breast Cancer: Research · 15 Jul 2026
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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
11 Dec 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many incidents of self-harm using (a) paracetamol, (b) ibuprofen and (c) aspirin by 16 and 17-year-olds were recorded in each of the last five years.
16 Dec 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Dec 2024
Answer published
The information requested is not held centrally.
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Ibuprofen and Paracetamol
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Counselling and Psychiatry: Regulation
17 Apr 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the regulation of counsellors and psychotherapists.
Migraines: Drugs
5 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a supply shortage of Aimovig on people who experience migraines.
Breast Cancer: Research
15 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support research into treatment for lobular breast cancer.