Question follow-through · 23542
Muscular Dystrophy: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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
- 13 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 20 Jan 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
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- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
13 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to support people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
15 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Jan 2025
Answer published
The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases, such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The UK Rare Diseases Framework sets out four priorities collaboratively developed with the rare disease community, and these ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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