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Telemedicine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that contracts drawn up by telecare services provided by local authority-connected bodies comply with consumer protection legislation, data protection

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
9 Feb 2026
Target answer date
11 Feb 2026
Answer
18 Feb 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that contracts drawn up by telecare services provided by local authority-connected bodies comply with consumer protection legislation, data protection

  2. 11 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    Telecare is not a mandatory service for local authorities, but many choose to provide a telecare service due to its benefits. Local authorities are responsible for the contractual terms of telecare services that they provide. All public authorities are re...

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