Question follow-through · 119484
Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Integrated Care Boards are required to (a) undertake and (b) publish (i) equality and (ii) patient impact assessments when commissioning decisions may result in reductions to (A) planned se
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 10 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 18 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Health and care
- Palliative Care · 13 May 2026
- Infant Mortality: Temporary Accommodation · 20 May 2026
- Infant Mortality: Temporary Accommodation · 20 May 2026
- Pregnancy: Homelessness · 20 May 2026
- Maternity Services · 20 May 2026
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
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 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether Integrated Care Boards are required to (a) undertake and (b) publish (i) equality and (ii) patient impact assessments when commissioning decisions may result in reductions to (A) planned se
12 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Mar 2026
Answer published
Commissioners must comply with duties placed on them under the Equality Act 2010 regarding the public sector equality duty and the duty to reduce health inequalities, and to secure public involvement and consultation in the planning, development, and deci...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Palliative Care
13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to ensure the Modern Service Framework for Palliative and End of Life Care is put into practice by ICBs.
Infant Mortality: Temporary Accommodation
20 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on infant and child mortality rates for children living in temporary accommodation; whether his Department collects data on the housing status of children at the time
Infant Mortality: Temporary Accommodation
20 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the rate of stillbirth and neonatal deaths, where the mother has recently lived or is living in temporary accommodation.
Pregnancy: Homelessness
20 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve access to maternal pathways with tailored support for pregnant people experiencing homelessness.
Maternity Services
20 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether housing status is recorded by maternity services.
Leukaemia: Diagnosis
26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce avoidable delays in the diagnosis of leukaemia.