Question follow-through · 92737
Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the proportion of written parliamentary questions which receive answers within the usual time period.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 19 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 24 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 1 Dec 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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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
19 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase the proportion of written parliamentary questions which receive answers within the usual time period.
24 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Dec 2025
Answer published
The Department takes seriously its parliamentary obligations. I am grateful to my colleagues for their patience as we respond to a very high number of written parliamentary questions (PQs).The Department of Health and Social Care is the busiest Department...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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School Milk: Finance
20 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to provide long-term funding arrangements for the Nursery Milk Scheme and the School Milk Subsidy Scheme to ensure continuity of provision for early years and primary edu
Racial Discrimination: Training
24 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent steps he has taken to improve training on racial bias.
School Milk: Finance
27 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has assessed the potential impact of annual funding cycles for the Nursery Milk Scheme on suppliers and delivery partners.
Gynaecology
27 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce gynaecology waiting lists.
Health Services: Women
27 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made to renew the Women’s Health Strategy.
School Milk
3 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of extending free milk eligibility to the end of the academic year in which a child turns five.
Women's Health Hubs
3 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to expand access to women's health hubs.
Maternity Services: Ethnic Groups
4 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle racial disparities in maternity care.
Health Services: Women
5 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the recruitment and retention of staff in women’s health services.
Perinatal Mortality
8 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce inequality in perinatal outcomes.
NHS: Training
8 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with NHS trusts on the provision of (a) anti-racism and (b) unconscious bias training for NHS staff.
Long Covid
9 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions of the potential impact of Long Covid on levels of (a) employment and (b) long-term sickness.