Question follow-through · 29058
Doctors: Training
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many foundation year doctor posts were unavailable to newly appointed foundation doctors this year because they were occupied by doctors granted extensions to complete training competencies; an
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 10 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 15 Sept 2026 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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- Pancreatic Cancer: Research · 15 Sept 2026
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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
10 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many foundation year doctor posts were unavailable to newly appointed foundation doctors this year because they were occupied by doctors granted extensions to complete training competencies; an
15 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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15 Sept 2026
Answer published
The information requested for Question 29058 is not held centrally in the format requested.Recruitment to the 2026 UK Foundation Programme has now concluded. Total numbers of Foundation Programme places in the United Kingdom are agreed through a four-nati...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Pancreatic Cancer: Research
15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to help increase the use of clinical trials for research into pancreatic cancer.