Written questions

NHS: Negligence

Commons · Question 19962 · Tabled 12 Dec 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 19 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Sir Ashley Fox

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of introducing Fixed Recoverable Costs in clinical negligence on vulnerable people’s ability to access justice.

Answer

Answered by Andrew Gwynne, 19 Dec 2024

Currently, the Government is considering the way forward on a wide range of matters, including clinical negligence costs reform, and we will announce our position in due course.