Question follow-through · 4575
Healthwatch
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of abolishing local Healthwatch on public trust in providing feedback on health and care services.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 29 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 9 Jun 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Health and care
- Food: Labelling · 30 Jun 2026
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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
29 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of abolishing local Healthwatch on public trust in providing feedback on health and care services.
2 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jun 2026
Answer published
An impact assessment has been undertaken and published alongside the introduction of the Health Bill 2026. It outlines the non-monetised benefits, including the streamlining of the landscape and legislation, avoiding duplication of activity, and increased...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Food: Labelling
30 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential benefits of requiring food labels to declare levels of potassium and phosphate content.