Question follow-through · 24841

Folic Acid

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the planned evaluation of mandatory folic acid fortification will monitor rates of prostate cancer and foetal death.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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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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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the planned evaluation of mandatory folic acid fortification will monitor rates of prostate cancer and foetal death.

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 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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