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Health Services: Women

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle health inequalities impacting women.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
8 Jan 2026
Target answer date
12 Jan 2026
Answer
20 Jan 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to tackle health inequalities impacting women.

  2. 12 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 20 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The Government is committed to building a fairer Britain, to ensure people can live well for longer. Our reimagined National Health Service will tackle inequalities in both access and outcomes, as well as give everyone, no matter who they are or where the...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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