Question follow-through · 87914

Tongue-tie: Health Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase levels of awareness of tongue ties, also called ankyloglossia, of (a) midwives and (b) expectant mothers.

answeredHelen MorganDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 4 Nov 2025
Target answer date: 11 Nov 2025
Answer: 26 Nov 2025 · 22 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

4 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase levels of awareness of tongue ties, also called ankyloglossia, of (a) midwives and (b) expectant mothers.
11 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Government is committed to giving every child the best start in life and support for infant feeding plays an important role in achieving this.Midwifery, health visiting, and infant feeding teams are central to supporting families with infant feeding. ...

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