Strokes: Health Services

About this written question

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Answering body

Department of Health and Social Care

Tabled

10 Apr 2026

Target answer date

14 Apr 2026

Answer

20 Apr 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

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Recorded timeline

1. 10 Apr 2026

   Question tabled

   To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to improve early intervention for strokes.

2. 14 Apr 2026

   Target answer date

   Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

3. 20 Apr 2026

   Answer published

   The Department recognises the importance of early access to treatment in the event of a stroke. We have committed to improving ambulance response times for category 2 incidents, which includes strokes, from 30 to 25 minutes on average in 2026/27.The Natio...

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.