Question follow-through · 22722

Fertility: Medical Treatments

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) male and (b) female patients who have received a diagnosis of infertility are waiting for fertility treatment.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
8 Jan 2025
Target answer date
13 Jan 2025
Answer
13 Jan 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) male and (b) female patients who have received a diagnosis of infertility are waiting for fertility treatment.

  2. 13 Jan 2025

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  3. 13 Jan 2025

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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