Question follow-through · 67983
Streptococcus: Ethnic Groups
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) help tackle high rates of Group B Strep infection and (b) improve access to (i) screening, (ii) diagnosis and (iii) treatment for Group B Strep infecti
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 15 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 17 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 23 Jul 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
15 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to (a) help tackle high rates of Group B Strep infection and (b) improve access to (i) screening, (ii) diagnosis and (iii) treatment for Group B Strep infecti
17 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Jul 2025
Answer published
Practitioners are expected to take a risk-based approach to the screening, diagnosis, and treatment of group B streptococcus (GBS). Under current National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidance, pregnant women who are known to carry GBS, or who...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Hospices: Children
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Migraines: Health Services
10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England is taking to improve support for people who suffer from migraines.
Migraines: Research
10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to encourage research into migraines and migraine treatment.
Strokes: Medical Treatments
10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of existing stroke treatments.
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10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the adequacy of stroke rehabilitation services.
Ambulance Services: Standards
10 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve ambulance response times for (a) strokes and (b) other category 2 calls.
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