Question follow-through · 26967
Ultrasonics: Regulation
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions her Department has had with the Health and Care Professions Council on the creation of a dedicated statutory register for sonographers.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 3 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 7 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions her Department has had with the Health and Care Professions Council on the creation of a dedicated statutory register for sonographers.
7 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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8 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Government is clear that the professions protected in law must be the right ones and that the level of regulatory oversight must be proportionate to the risks to the public. The National Cancer Plan set out a commitment to review the evidence and enga...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
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