Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 96291

Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust: Public Inquiries

Tabled: 2 December 2025

Answered: 5 December 2025

Question

Simon Hoare

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the official closing date under section 14 of the Inquiries Act 2005 was for the public inquiry entitled Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Inquiry.

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

The Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust was set up on 9 June 2010 when Sir Robert Francis was appointed as Chair of the Inquiry. On the same date, this was announced to Parliament by the then Secretary of State for Health, Andrew Lansley.Sir Francis su...

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