A question on #NHSAndSocialServices #VoluntaryWork tabled by Edward Argar on 19-05-2025 has been answered by Karin Smyth.

Heading: NHS and Social Services: Voluntary Work
Question ID: 1804052
UIN: 53058
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-05-19
Asking Member ID: 4362
Asking Member display name: Edward Argar
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Edward Argar
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Urgent Question on the NHS and Care Volunteer Responders service on 19 May 2025, what estimate he has made of when the new national programme will be in operation.
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Date of holding answer: 2025-05-23
Date answered: 2025-06-02
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Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4444
Answering Member display name: Karin Smyth
Answering Member handle: karinsmyth
Answering Member Twitter reference: @karinsmyth
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Answer text: Volunteers continue to support health and care in hospitals, ambulance services, and communities. The new NHS Volunteer recruitment portal is due to fully launch later this year. Prospective volunteers can already access the portal via the volunteer pages...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
Tweeted: true