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Neurological Diseases: Health Services

Commons · Question 95050 · Tabled 27 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 10 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Mary Glindon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve accessibility to (a) education and (b) healthcare for people with progressive neurological conditions such as Friedreich’s Ataxia.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 10 Dec 2025

The Government is committed to improving the lives of those living with rare diseases, such as Friedreich’s ataxia. The UK Rare Diseases Framework sets out four priorities collaboratively developed with the rare disease community, and these include: getti...