NHS: Waiting Lists
Commons · Question 84266 · Tabled 22 Oct 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Matt Vickers
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of recent trends in the length of NHS waiting lists.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 30 Oct 2025
We are clear that the extent of waits for vital treatment is unacceptable, and 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 wa...