Tonsils: Surgery
Commons · Question 106987 · Tabled 20 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Jim Shannon
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many tonsillectomies were carried out on children in each of the last five years.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 9 Feb 2026
A count of finished consultant episodes in England for children aged zero to 17 years old with a primary or secondary procedure of tonsillectomy from 2020/21 to 2024/25 is as follows:between 2020/21 there were 9,706 procedures;between 2021/22 there were 1...