Question follow-through · 23543

Muscular Dystrophy: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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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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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

  2. 15 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 20 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases, such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The UK Rare Diseases Framework sets out four priorities, collaboratively developed with the rare disease community, which includes ...

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