Question follow-through · 112367
Suicide
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve support for families affected by suicide.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 10 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 26 Feb 2026 · 16 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
10 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help improve support for families affected by suicide.
12 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Feb 2026
Answer published
Evidence suggests that those who are bereaved by suicide may have a risk of dying by suicide up to three times higher than the general population. The Suicide Prevention Strategy for England identifies eight priority areas for targeted and tailored suppor...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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