Question follow-through · 75531
Healthwatch
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has conducted an impact assessment of the effect of the abolition of Healthwatch on (a) patient representation, (b) accountability and (c) local authority scrutiny functions.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 5 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 15 Sept 2025 · 10 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
5 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has conducted an impact assessment of the effect of the abolition of Healthwatch on (a) patient representation, (b) accountability and (c) local authority scrutiny functions.
10 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Sept 2025
Answer published
The abolition of Healthwatch England, the transfer of its functions and the changes to local Healthwatch require primary legislation. Timing of this is subject to the will of parliament and will happen when parliamentary time allows. A full impact assessm...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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