Question follow-through · 113692

Eating Disorders: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Royal College of Psychiatrists' report entitled National Audit of Eating Disorders Service Mapping Report 2025, published in December 2025, what assessment he has made of the

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
20 Feb 2026
Target answer date
24 Feb 2026
Answer
3 Mar 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 20 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Royal College of Psychiatrists' report entitled National Audit of Eating Disorders Service Mapping Report 2025, published in December 2025, what assessment he has made of the

  2. 24 Feb 2026

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  3. 3 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    While no such specific assessment has been made, we recognise the devastating impact an eating disorder can have on someone’s life, and that the earlier treatment is provided, the greater the chance of recovery. We are carefully considering the findings o...

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