Question follow-through · 26153
Streptococcus: Health Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to (a) raise awareness and (b) prevent further outbreaks of Group A Streptococcus (iGAS).
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 1 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 3 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 11 Sept 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to (a) raise awareness and (b) prevent further outbreaks of Group A Streptococcus (iGAS).
3 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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11 Sept 2026
Answer published
I refer the Hon. Member to the information and guidance on Group A Streptococcus published by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), which is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/group-a-streptococcusTo support public ...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
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