Question follow-through · 82102
Department of Health and Social Care: Freedom of Information
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on how many occasions his Department has withheld information due to the risk of prejudicing private commercial interest under Section 43(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in this Parliamen
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 14 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 20 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 6 Nov 2025 · 23 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
14 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on how many occasions his Department has withheld information due to the risk of prejudicing private commercial interest under Section 43(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in this Parliamen
20 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Nov 2025
Answer published
Since 5 July 2024 the Department has withheld information under section 43 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 on 120 occasions. We do not differentiate in our reporting whether information has been withheld specifically under section 43(1), 43(2), or ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Health Professions: Hazardous Substances
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Department of Health and Social Care: Procurement
5 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many procurement contracts exceeding £5 million have been issued by his Department in the last five years.
Health Professions: Hazardous Substances
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Mental Health Services: Children and Young People
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Hospitals: Construction
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Hospitals: Construction
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North Devon Hospital: Construction
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