Question follow-through · 34205

Rare Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to meet priority four of the policy paper entitled The UK Rare Diseases Framework, published on 9 January 2021.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
26 Feb 2025
Target answer date
3 Mar 2025
Answer
12 Mar 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 26 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to meet priority four of the policy paper entitled The UK Rare Diseases Framework, published on 9 January 2021.

  2. 3 Mar 2025

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  3. 12 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases. The UK Rare Diseases Framework sets out four priorities collaboratively developed with the rare disease community, which includes priority four on improving access to s...

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