Question follow-through · 3254
Hantavirus
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the UK Health Security Agency on operational lessons arising from the public health response to the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak; whether the Government pl
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 20 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 1 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 4 Jun 2026 · 15 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
20 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent discussions he has had with the UK Health Security Agency on operational lessons arising from the public health response to the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak; whether the Government pl
1 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
4 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Department will review lessons learned following the conclusion of the response as the situation remains ongoing and fluid.The United Kingdom’s response to this complex incident is being led by the UK Health Security Agency, working closely with the W...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Prostate Cancer: Screening
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Prostate Cancer: Screening
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Prostate Cancer: Screening
3 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost of implementing the targeted prostate cancer screening programme; how many additional (a) PSA tests, (b) MRI scans, (c) biopsies and (d) specialist urology app
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1 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the number of hospices at risk of (a) reducing services, (b) closing inpatient beds and (c) becoming financially unviable during each of the next three fi
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Hospices: Employers' Contributions
1 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential financial impact of increases in employer National Insurance contributions on (a) adult hospices, (b) children’s hospices and (c) hospice charity-shop
Hospices: Employers' Contributions
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