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Question follow-through · 113069

Folic Acid

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to The Bread and Flour (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024, what steps he has taken to avoid harm to people unable to take folic acid.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to The Bread and Flour (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024, what steps he has taken to avoid harm to people unable to take folic acid.

  2. 23 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 23 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Government laid legislation in England on 14 November 2024 to introduce the mandatory fortification of non-wholemeal wheat flour with folic acid. Similar legislation in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland has also been laid. The provisions will beco...

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