Question follow-through · 35646
Hospitals: Torridge and Tavistock
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral statement of 20 January 2025 on New Hospital Programme Review, Official Report, columns 748-750, whether he considered (a) the remoteness of and (b) recent trends of depr
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 5 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 7 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 11 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Health and care
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- Maternity Services: Devon · 2 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
5 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral statement of 20 January 2025 on New Hospital Programme Review, Official Report, columns 748-750, whether he considered (a) the remoteness of and (b) recent trends of depr
7 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Mar 2025
Answer published
I refer the Rt. Hon. member to the answers I gave to Questions 34236 and 34237 on 7 March 2025.Additionally, as set out in the Plan for Implementation, the New Hospital Programme (NHP) review used a range of data to assess in scope schemes including the N...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Dental Services: Torridge
13 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the Devon Integrated Care Board on access to non-emergency NHS dental appointments for (a) children and (b) elderly people in Torridge.
Dental Services: South West
13 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether (a) he and (b) his Ministers have had recent discussions with dental schools in the South West on encouraging newly qualified dentists to work in NHS-providing dental practices in rural com
Phlebotomy: Devon
9 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that vulnerable and terminally ill residents in rural communities in Devon can rely on the provision of daily phlebotomy services within a reasonable travelling di
Maternity Services: Devon
2 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) the suspension of maternity services at North Devon District Hospital and (b) travel to Exeter Hospital on expectant mothers in Torridge.
North Devon Hospital: Maternity Services
2 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to take urgent measures to ensure the long-term sustainability of maternity services at North Devon District Hospital.
North Devon Hospital: Maternity Services
2 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust regarding the provision of additional resources to address shortages of senior consultants following the suspension