Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what their timetable is for (1) the issuance of guidance under the Down Syndrome Act 2022, and (2) the full implementation of that Act.

I refer the Noble Lord to the answer provided in the House of Commons on 14 July 2026 in response to Question 16199, which, for ease of reference, is reproduced below.

Under the Down Syndrome Act, my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, is required to give statutory guidance to relevant authorities in health, social care, education, and housing services on what they should be doing to meet the needs of people with Down syndrome. The public consultation on the draft guidance was launched on 5 November 2025.

The consultation on draft guidance closed on 30 March 2026, and the Government is carefully considering the responses received to inform the final guidance to be published.