Question follow-through · 128338
IVF
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce regional variation in IVF provision following publication of the updated NICE fertility guidelines.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 20 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 22 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 24 Apr 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to reduce regional variation in IVF provision following publication of the updated NICE fertility guidelines.
22 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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24 Apr 2026
Answer published
Funding decisions for health services in England are made by integrated care boards (ICBs) and are based on the clinical needs of their local population.On 31 March, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published its updated fertil...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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