Question follow-through · 38298

Rare Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to continue the work of the Rare Disease Action Plan 2024.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to continue the work of the Rare Disease Action Plan 2024.

  2. 17 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases. The 2025 England Rare Diseases Action Plan was published on 28 February 2025 and is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/england-r...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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