Question follow-through · 65350

IVF

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the regional differences in IVF provision.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 7 Jul 2025
Target answer date: 9 Jul 2025
Answer: 11 Jul 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

7 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the regional differences in IVF provision.
9 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Jul 2025
Answer published
Funding decisions for health services in England are made by integrated care boards (ICBs) and are based on the clinical needs of their local population. We expect these organisations to commission fertility services in line with National Institute for He...

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