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Commons · Question 100411 · Tabled 16 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 5 Jan 2026

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Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Prime Minister's oral contribution during Prime Minister's Questions on 10 December 2025, Official Report, col 306, how many of the 5 million additional NHS appointments have

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 5 Jan 2026

We exceeded our pledge to provide an extra two million tests, operations, and other appointments during the first year of Government, as an additional 5.2 million appointments were provided between July 2024 and June 2025.The 5.2 million figure refers to ...