Oral Question·Department of Health and Social Care
“What estimate he has made of the level of workforce vacancies in the NHS.”
Tabled: 21 November 2018Answered: 27 November 2018
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Answer from Hansard
Heidi Alexander
The hon. Member may wish to tell his residents about the Government’s determination to tackle these issues. For example, we have doubled the fines that local authorities can charge utility companies when works overrun. I recognise how disruptive these works are for local communities, and it is an issue that the Government take very seriously. [ Official Report , 23 February 2026; Vol. 781, c. 1WC.] (Correction)