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Mast Cell Activation Syndrome
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support research into Mast Cell Activation Syndrome; and what steps he is taking to improve training for NHS healthcare professionals in the diagnosis and man
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 16 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 25 Mar 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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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
16 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to support research into Mast Cell Activation Syndrome; and what steps he is taking to improve training for NHS healthcare professionals in the diagnosis and man
18 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
25 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Department funds research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR funds clinical, public health, and social care research and works in partnership with the National Health Service, universities, local government, o...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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