Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to publish annual progress reports on the implementation of the 2026 Renewed Women’s Health Strategy for England.

The Renewed Women’s Health Strategy, published on the 15 April 2026, sets out 117 actions across four core commitments: acting on women’s voices and choices; transforming National Health Service performance in services that matter most to women; supporting all women to lead healthier lives; and creating an approach to research and development that works for and empowers women. The Renewed Women’s Health Strategy contains a summary of the actions associated with each commitment, and which organisation or organisations will be responsible for delivery of each one.

Baroness Gillian Merron, the Minister for Women’s Health and Mental Health, and the Department will have overall responsibility for implementing the Renewed Women’s Health Strategy.

Change will be immediate and ongoing. Some actions are already underway or funded this year, others will be delivered over the next two to five years, and more fundamental reforms will be phased over the next decade, aligned with the 10-Year Health Plan. The strategy sets out clear milestones and accountability to ensure progress continues.

We have no plans to publish annual progress reports.