Question follow-through · 18583

Health Services: Waiting Lists

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the reduction in the Referral to Treatment waiting list between August 2024 and March 2026 was attributable to (a) increased completed treatments and (b) non-treatment removals,

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
14 Jul 2026
Target answer date
16 Jul 2026
Answer
19 Aug 2026 · 36 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what proportion of the reduction in the Referral to Treatment waiting list between August 2024 and March 2026 was attributable to (a) increased completed treatments and (b) non-treatment removals,

  2. 16 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 Aug 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided in the House of Lords on 30 June in response to Question HL381.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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