Question follow-through · 10066
Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of regional variation in access to drug, alcohol and smoking cessation services.
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
- 15 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 17 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 23 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of regional variation in access to drug, alcohol and smoking cessation services.
17 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Jun 2026
Answer published
The Government is committed to ensuring that all areas offer high-quality drug, alcohol and smoking cessation services, with action to support consistent provision nationwide.For smoking, we have invested an additional £70 million in both 2024/25 and 2025...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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