Written questions

NHS: Negligence

Commons · Question 96918 · Tabled 3 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 17 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing the recommendations in the National Audit Office’s report entitled Costs of clinical negligence, published on 17 Octo

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 17 Dec 2025

We welcome the report by the National Audit Office (NAO) entitled Costs of clinical negligence. As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC is providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence and how w...