Question follow-through · 99742
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2025 to Question 93696, what recent steps he has taken to implement the UK Rare Diseases Framework commitment to faster diagnosis; and how this is reflected in
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 15 Dec 2025
- Target answer date
- 18 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 19 Dec 2025 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Dec 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 2 December 2025 to Question 93696, what recent steps he has taken to implement the UK Rare Diseases Framework commitment to faster diagnosis; and how this is reflected in
18 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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19 Dec 2025
Answer published
The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases. Helping patients get a final diagnosis faster is one of the four priorities of the UK Rare Diseases Framework. We published the annual England action plan in February 2...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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