Question follow-through · 103996
Surgery: Greater Manchester
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recourse to action patients who have had scheduled operations cancelled by Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership, citing funding pauses, have in order to secure the surgeries they nee
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 7 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 20 Jan 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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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
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Recorded timeline
7 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recourse to action patients who have had scheduled operations cancelled by Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership, citing funding pauses, have in order to secure the surgeries they nee
12 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Jan 2026
Answer published
Reducing waiting lists is a key part of the Government’s Health Mission, and we are committed to putting patients first by ensuring that they are seen on time and that they have the best possible experience of care. Since this Government came into office,...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Ambulance Services: Ukraine
9 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of repurposing ambulances approaching the end of their operational lifespan for humanitarian relief in Ukraine.
Ambulance Services
9 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps with NHS Ambulance Trusts to assess the potential merits of enabling humanitarian charities to purchase end-of-life ambulances directly.
Dental Services: Greater Manchester
12 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, a) what assessment has the Department made of orthodontic waiting times in the Greater Manchester region and b) whether the Department is taking steps to bring down those waiting times.
Respiratory Diseases
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what research into pulmonary fibrosis her Department is supporting; and what steps her Department is taking to improve the diagnosis, treatment and outcomes for people living with the condition.
Pharmacy: Opening Hours
15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of working with local Integrated Care Boards to ensure that every Local Authority area has at least one late opening pharmacy which is open past