Question follow-through · 21771

Hospitals: Northern Ireland

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had recent discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on the number of people on hospital waiting lists in Northern Ireland.

answeredNorthern Ireland Office

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Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Tabled
3 Jan 2025
Target answer date
7 Jan 2025
Answer
9 Jan 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, whether he has had recent discussions with the Northern Ireland Executive on the number of people on hospital waiting lists in Northern Ireland.

  2. 7 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    Improving health outcomes across the UK is a priority mission for this Government. Although health is devolved in Northern Ireland, the Government wants to work with the Northern Ireland Executive to transform its public services and improve outcomes for ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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