Question follow-through · 15563

Department of Health and Social Care: Annual Reports

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 1816 on Government Departments: Bureaucracy, how his Department has changed how it produces its Annual Report.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
2 Jul 2026
Target answer date
6 Jul 2026
Answer
8 Jul 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 2 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 20 May 2026 to Question 1816 on Government Departments: Bureaucracy, how his Department has changed how it produces its Annual Report.

  2. 6 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    The Department has not changed how it produces its own annual report and accounts. The consultation referred to in the answer of 20 May 2026 was the Department’s annual consultation on the draft Group Accounting Manual. This manual provides technical guid...

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