Question follow-through · 43021
Down's Syndrome
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2024 to Question 15729 on Down's Syndrome, when the statutory guidance under the Down Syndrome Act 2022 will be published.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 1 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 8 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 8 Apr 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2024 to Question 15729 on Down's Syndrome, when the statutory guidance under the Down Syndrome Act 2022 will be published.
8 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Apr 2025
Answer published
Officials have been working to develop the Down Syndrome Act 2022’s statutory guidance as a priority, engaging with sector partners and relevant Government departments.We expect to issue the draft guidance for public consultation by the summer. The guidan...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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