Question follow-through · 3011
Ataxia
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the accessibility of TG6 blood tests for diagnosis of gluten ataxia.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 19 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 May 2026
- Answer
- 3 Jun 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the accessibility of TG6 blood tests for diagnosis of gluten ataxia.
21 May 2026
Target answer date
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3 Jun 2026
Answer published
While National Health Service specialised services commissions care for some rare ataxias, gluten ataxia is commissioned within integrated care board-commissioned neurology services. Decisions on the provision of diagnostic tests, including blood tests, a...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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