Question follow-through · 19246
Drownings
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 Organisation's conclusion that accidental drowning is a preventable public health issue.
About this written question
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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
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Health and care
- Social Services: Employment · 28 Aug 2026
- Care Workers: Conditions of Employment · 28 Aug 2026
- NHS: Palantir · 28 Aug 2026
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
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 Organisation's conclusion that accidental drowning is a preventable public health issue.
1 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Sept 2026
Answer published
In recognition that drowning is a preventable cause of harm in recreational water settings, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), as part of wider Government efforts, is helping to raise awareness of heat-health advice through national and local communic...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Social Services: Employment
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure that social care is an attractive career for young people.
Care Workers: Conditions of Employment
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help improve terms and conditions for social care workers.
NHS: Palantir
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when she plans to announce her decision on whether to apply the break clause for the Federated Data Platform contract with Palantir.