Question follow-through · 103818

Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he intends to answer WPQ 84255 tabled on 22 October 2025.

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
7 Jan 2026
Target answer date
12 Jan 2026
Answer
13 Jan 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 7 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he intends to answer WPQ 84255 tabled on 22 October 2025.

  2. 12 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 12 January 2026 to Question 84255.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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