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Diethylstilbestrol: Women

Asked by Jessica ToaleLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 6 November 2025UIN 82505

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department holds data on the number of women prescribed diethylstilbestrol in (a) England, (b) Scotland, (c) Wales and (d) Northern Ireland between 1939 and 1978.

Answered by Dr Zubir Ahmed

This historical information is not held by the Department.

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