Question follow-through · 78450

Health Services: Regulation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the efficacy of the regulatory framework for the health and wellness sector.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
10 Oct 2025
Target answer date
14 Oct 2025
Answer
20 Oct 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 10 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the efficacy of the regulatory framework for the health and wellness sector.

  2. 14 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    The Government has not made a recent assessment of the efficacy of the regulatory framework for the health and wellness sector.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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