Question follow-through · 121262
Accident and Emergency Departments
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people attending accident and emergency departments during winter 2024-25 with minor conditions such as a) itchy skin, b) ingrown toenails or c) a sore th
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 16 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 24 Apr 2026 · 39 calendar days after tabling
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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
16 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the number of people attending accident and emergency departments during winter 2024-25 with minor conditions such as a) itchy skin, b) ingrown toenails or c) a sore th
18 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
24 Apr 2026
Answer published
The number of people attending accident and emergency departments for all type services (including Type 3 Minor injuries and urgent treatment centres) during winter (from November to February) 2024/25 with a) itchy skin, b) paronychia due to ingrown toena...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Care Homes
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Care Homes
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of out-of-area residential and nursing care placements on individuals’ access to family support networks.
Social Services: Essex
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with local authorities in Essex on pressures on adult social care services and the adequacy of the Better Care Fund support.
Ambulance Services
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department provides to ambulance services on directing patients to alternative services where an ambulance conveyance to hospital is not required.
Community Health Services: Waiting Lists
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 16 March 2026 to Question 118667, which community healthcare service types have the longest waiting times, and what steps is he taking to reduce them.
Community Health Services: Waiting Lists
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many patients are waiting over a) 52 weeks and b) 104 weeks for community healthcare services.
NHS: Negligence
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March 2026 to Question 118132, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the increase in number of clinical negligence claims made against the NHS since 2006-07.
NHS: Negligence
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help reduce the financial cost arising from clinical negligence claims within the NHS.
Nutrition: Children
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 16 March 2026 to Question 109953, what steps he is taking to introduce policies aimed at supporting parents such as a) affordability of healthy food and b) awareness of the im
Nutrition: Children
17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to Answer of 16 March 2026 to Question 109953, what steps he is taking to support parents where food choices are primarily determined by cost and convenience rather than exposure to market
Care Homes: Closures
23 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the primary causes of care home closures in England.
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23 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of future demand for care home beds over the next ten years.