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Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions

Asked by Edward ArgarConservativeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 20 May 2026UIN 255

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many and what proportion of (a) Named day and (b) Ordinary written parliamentary questions were answered within the required timescale in each month between November 2025 and April 2026.

Answered by Karin Smyth

The Department recognises the importance of the effective and timely handling of written Parliamentary Questions (PQs).

Data on response times to PQs is published following the end of every session by the House of Commons Procedure Committee as part of their continued monitoring and reporting of departmental PQ performance. The next report will be released in due course.

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