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Health Services and Social Services

Asked by Alex SobelLabour (Co-op)Department of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 9 June 2026UIN 4576

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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether guidance will be issued to Integrated Care Boards and local authorities on how to deliver independent and inclusive engagement with local communities.

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill

On behalf of my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, the Department will set the direction, issuing clear guidance to integrated care boards and local authorities on obtaining and actioning the views of local people on health and care services.

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