Question follow-through · 39051

Aphasia

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will include primary progressive aphasia in the list of conditions requiring nationally commissioned services.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
18 Mar 2025
Target answer date
20 Mar 2025
Answer
21 Mar 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 18 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will include primary progressive aphasia in the list of conditions requiring nationally commissioned services.

  2. 20 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 21 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    There are no current plans to introduce nationally commissioned services for the treatment of Primary Progressive Aphasia. We are committed to delivering high quality care and support for every person with dementia, and central to this is the provision o...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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