Question follow-through · 100411

NHS: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral contribution during Prime Minister's Questions on 10 December 2025, Official Report, col 306, how many of the 5 million additional NHS appointments have

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
16 Dec 2025
Target answer date
18 Dec 2025
Answer
5 Jan 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 16 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral contribution during Prime Minister's Questions on 10 December 2025, Official Report, col 306, how many of the 5 million additional NHS appointments have

  2. 18 Dec 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    We exceeded our pledge to provide an extra two million tests, operations, and other appointments during the first year of Government, as an additional 5.2 million appointments were provided between July 2024 and June 2025.The 5.2 million figure refers to ...

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