Question follow-through · 84031
NHS: Waiting Lists
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on ensuring that improvements in waiting times are consistent across all regions.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 21 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 23 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 20 Nov 2025 · 30 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Health and care
- Health Services: Buildings · 22 Oct 2025
- Health Services: Buildings · 22 Oct 2025
- Health Services: Foreign Nationals · 4 Nov 2025
- Health Services: Migrants · 4 Nov 2025
- Health Services: Migrants · 4 Nov 2025
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.
Recorded timeline
21 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England on ensuring that improvements in waiting times are consistent across all regions.
23 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Department and NHS England regularly monitor regional and trust level variation in National Health Service waiting lists to address variation in performance, so patients can expect to receive high quality care in a timely way, wherever they live.We ar...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Health Services: Buildings
22 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the amount of clinical care delivered in (a) temporary and (b) non-clinical areas within NHS hospitals.
Health Services: Buildings
22 Oct 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of care being delivered in (a) temporary and (B) non-purpose built environments on patient outcomes.
Health Services: Foreign Nationals
4 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review the circumstances in which non-UK nationals can use the NHS free of charge.
Health Services: Migrants
4 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to review the price of the NHS Health surcharge for visa applications.
Health Services: Migrants
4 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on (a) the cost to the public purse of providing NHS services to non-UK nationals and (b) what proportion of this cost the NHS Health surcharge covers.
ADHD: Integrated Care Boards
12 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish data on (a) the average waiting time from referral to first appointment and (b) other assessment capacity for ADHD in each Integrated Care Board.
Psychiatric Patients: Children
18 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of trends in the levels of readmission rates among mental health inpatients aged 0-17.
Psychiatric Patients
18 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce short-term readmissions following mental health inpatient discharge.
Psychiatric Patients
18 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to improve post-discharge support for mental health patients.
NHS: Drugs
18 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve NHS medication procurement processes.
Chronic Illnesses: Medical Treatments
18 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to include a) Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and b) hypermobility spectrum disorders in plans to improve the delivery of treatment for people with chronic illnesses.
Chronic Illnesses: Prescription Drugs
18 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure the long-term affordability of prescription medication for people with chronic illnesses.