Question follow-through · 114896

Medical Equipment: Recycling

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has he made in evaluating the outcomes of the Design for Life pilot sites.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
25 Feb 2026
Answer
26 Feb 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 23 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has he made in evaluating the outcomes of the Design for Life pilot sites.

  2. 25 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 26 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    The Design for Life (DfL) Roadmap sets out a new strategy to transition away from all avoidable single-use medical technology products towards a functioning circular system by 2045. The Department has shared a ‘One Year On’ update with its wider collabora...

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