Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 105898

NHS: Waiting Lists

Tabled: 14 January 2026
Answered: 20 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Mr Peter Bedford

ConservativeMid Leicestershire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce NHS waiting lists in Leicestershire.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Cutting waiting lists is a key priority for the Government. We have committed to returning to the National Health Service constitutional standard that 92% of patients should wait no longer than 18 weeks from Referral to Treatment (RTT) by March 2029.We ar...

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