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Diethylstilbestrol

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what training healthcare professionals are given on the impacts of diethylstilbestrol.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
23 Jun 2026
Target answer date
25 Jun 2026
Answer
29 Jun 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 23 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what training healthcare professionals are given on the impacts of diethylstilbestrol.

  2. 25 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 29 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    I apologise and express my sincere sympathy to all those affected by exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES), including those exposed in utero and their families.The Government’s focus is on carefully considering the available evidence and determining the mo...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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