Question follow-through · 24840

Folic Acid: Prostate Cancer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition will review evidence published since 2017 on the relationship between folic acid and prostate cancer before mandatory fortification begins.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body: Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled: 28 Aug 2026
Target answer date: 2 Sept 2026
Answer: 10 Sept 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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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

28 Aug 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition will review evidence published since 2017 on the relationship between folic acid and prostate cancer before mandatory fortification begins.
2 Sept 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
10 Sept 2026
Answer published
The issues raised by the Hon. Member for Surrey Heath have been dealt with in answers to previous written questions. Most recently, I refer him to the answers provided on 10 July in response to Question 15320 and on 15 July in response to Question 16699.T...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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