Oral QuestionForeign and Commonwealth Office

“What diplomatic steps he has taken to strengthen UK relations with India.”

Tabled: 30 October 2019Answered: 5 November 2019

Asked by

Bob Blackman

Conservative — Harrow East

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

Answer from Hansard

The Minister for Secondary Care (Karin Smyth)

Over 85% of waiting list removals are made as a result of patient care, and since the end of the pandemic, unreported removals have been below pre-pandemic levels. Record levels of elective activity are being delivered by NHS staff, enabling us to cut waiting lists and meet our interim target of 65% of patients being seen within 18 weeks—the highest performance in over four years.