Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 100411

NHS: Standards

Tabled: 16 December 2025

Answered: 5 January 2026

Question

Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral contribution during Prime Minister's Questions on 10 December 2025, Official Report, col 306, how many of the 5 million additional NHS appointments have

Answer

Karin Smyth

We exceeded our pledge to provide an extra two million tests, operations, and other appointments during the first year of Government, as an additional 5.2 million appointments were provided between July 2024 and June 2025.The 5.2 million figure refers to ...

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