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Fertility: Health Services

Asked by Alice MacdonaldLabour (Co-op)Department of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 23 June 2026UIN 9786

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's planned timetable is for completing its assessment of the provision of NHS-commissioned fertility services currently in place across Integrated Care Boards.

Answered by Mrs Sharon Hodgson

The Government recognises that access to National Health Service funded fertility services is variable in England and is looking into achievable ambitions to improve access to fertility services. This includes understanding the offer made by fertility services across the country with a view to assess the data collected from integrated care boards to evaluate next steps in due course, working to ensure there is equitable access.

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