Question follow-through · 5916
Dementia: Arts
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the role of creative therapies in the care of people living with dementia.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 2 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 8 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 9 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the role of creative therapies in the care of people living with dementia.
8 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jun 2026
Answer published
The provision of dementia health care services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards (ICBs) and may include creative therapies. We expect ICBs to commission services based on local population needs, taking account of National Institute for...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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