Question follow-through · 107701
Department of Health and Social Care: Facsimile Transmission
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the answer of 20 May 20213, Official Report, House of Lords, Column WA22, on Government Departments: Fax Machines, whether his Department has operational fax machines or faxing fa
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 22 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 26 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 5 Feb 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
22 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the answer of 20 May 20213, Official Report, House of Lords, Column WA22, on Government Departments: Fax Machines, whether his Department has operational fax machines or faxing fa
26 Jan 2026
Target answer date
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5 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Department does not have any operational fax machines or faxing facilities.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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