Question follow-through · 81320

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to reply to the correspondence from the Rt hon. Member for Braintree of 27 August 2025.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
13 Oct 2025
Target answer date
15 Oct 2025
Answer
22 Oct 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to reply to the correspondence from the Rt hon. Member for Braintree of 27 August 2025.

  2. 15 Oct 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 Oct 2025

    Answer published

    I have received the hon. Member’s letter and I have responded.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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