Question follow-through · 121921
Achalasia: Leeds Central and Headingley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) diagnosis of and (b) medical support for people with achalasia in Leeds Central and Headingley constituency.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 18 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 31 Mar 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
18 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve (a) diagnosis of and (b) medical support for people with achalasia in Leeds Central and Headingley constituency.
23 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
31 Mar 2026
Answer published
The Government is committed to supporting those with achalasia. Achalasia can affect both adults and children. The paediatric aspect is commissioned through specialised commissioning but if it is missed in childhood, any adults who present with it are usu...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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