Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 104333
Personal Injury: Compensation
Tabled: 8 January 2026
Answered: 19 January 2026
Question
James Naish
Labour — Rushcliffe
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration his Department has given to repealing S2(4) of the Law Reform (Personal Injuries) Act 1948.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedThe rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than doubled in the last 10 years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS fi...
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