Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask His Majesty's Government why the Apple Hearing Aid feature is not currently permitted in the UK although it is allowed in many other countries.
We published guidance on the 16 January 2025 to clarify the regulatory position and set out case studies on the sale of hearing aids to support people to access innovative devices.
Apple have publicly stated that they intend to launch the hearing aid functionality in the United Kingdom within weeks.