Question follow-through · 120352
Rare Diseases: South East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of treatments for patients with rare diseases in a) Slough constituency and b) the South East.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 12 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 31 Mar 2026 · 19 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the availability of treatments for patients with rare diseases in a) Slough constituency and b) the South East.
16 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
31 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases, and we acknowledge unmet need remains, with just 5% of rare diseases having an approved and effective treatment. The UK Rare Diseases Framework sets out four priorities...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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