{"value":{"id":1753338,"askingMemberId":5016,"askingMember":null,"house":"Lords","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2025-01-07T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2025-01-21T00:00:00","uin":"HL3796","questionText":"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.","answeringBodyId":17,"answeringBodyName":"Department of Health and Social Care","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":347,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2025-01-20T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>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.</p><p>Apple have publicly stated that they intend to launch the hearing aid functionality in the United Kingdom within weeks.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Hearing Aids","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1753338","method":"GET"}]}