Question follow-through · 19191

Hygiene

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the World Health Organization and UNICEF's 2025 Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Community Settings; and whether he plans

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
15 Jul 2026
Target answer date
1 Sept 2026
Answer
3 Sept 2026 · 50 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 15 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the World Health Organization and UNICEF's 2025 Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Community Settings; and whether he plans

  2. 1 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The Department and the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) recognise that effective infection prevention and control measures play an important role in reducing the transmission of infectious diseases in workplaces, public spaces, and other community settin...

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