NHS: Negligence
Commons · Question 88533 · Tabled 5 Nov 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by John Milne
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether David Lock KC’s review of the legal costs of clinical negligence will be published.
Answer
Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 19 Nov 2025
The 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...