Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 94975

Surgery: Freedom of Information

Tabled: 26 November 2025
Answered: 11 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Olivia Blake

LabourSheffield Hallam

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will consider introducing a more centralised process for Freedom of Information requests concerning surgeons across England.

Answer

Karin Smyth
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request is a request for recorded information held by that public authority. The Department is only able to respond to requests for information that it holds at the time of the request, and interaction with other public auth...

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