Question follow-through · 74797
Women: Health Services
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on increasing the women's healthcare workforce to ensure services can meet rising demand and deliver the NHS 10-Year Plan.
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- Answering body
- Women and Equalities
- Tabled
- 3 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 8 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 24 Sept 2025 · 21 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
3 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on increasing the women's healthcare workforce to ensure services can meet rising demand and deliver the NHS 10-Year Plan.
8 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
24 Sept 2025
Answer published
The Ministers for Women and Equalities work closely with colleagues from DHSC on a number of areas to improve women’s health, as we put women’s equality at the heart of our missions. Through our 10 Year Health Plan, we are delivering our manifesto commitm...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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