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Written questions by Argar.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Edward Argar this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

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11 Dec 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

How many NHS (a) 111 and (b) 999 call handlers there were on (i) 1 September, (ii) 1 October, (iii) 1 November and (iv) 1 December 2024.

Reply

This information is not available. While NHS England collects information on the number of call handlers working in NHS 111 and 999 services, this information has not been centrally validated.

11 Dec 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

What percentage of patients waited longer than four hours in A&E in (a) September, (b) October and (c) November 2024.

Reply

The following table shows the percentage of patients in England who waited longer than four hours in accident and emergency, in September, October, and November of 2023 and 2024:Month and yearPercentage of patients who waited longer than four hoursSeptemb...

11 Dec 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

What information his Department holds on the number of patients who (a) were medically fit to be discharged and (b) were not discharged from hospital on 1 December 2024.

Reply

The number of patients who were medically fit to be discharged, those who no longer met the criteria to reside, in England on 1 December 2024 was 17,646, compared to 25,896 in December 2023. The number of patients who no longer met the criteria to reside ...

29 Nov 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

How many additional inpatient beds in acute settings he has funded NHS England to commission for (a) November 2024, (b) December 2024, (c) January 2025 and (d) February 2025 above the total number

Reply

NHS England’s 2024/25 Priorities and Operational Planning Guidance set out that, with the additional funding in 2023/24 made recurrent in 2024/25, systems should maintain General and Acute beds at the level funded and agreed through the operating plans in...

29 Nov 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

What percentage of (a) ordinary and (b) named day written questions received a holding response from his Department in the first instance between 5 July 2024 and 22 November 2024.

Reply

The Department had a total of 2,270 written questions from the House of Commons due for answer between 5 July and 22 November 2024, the most received by any Government department in that period. These consisted of 1,761 ordinary written questions and 509 ...

29 Nov 2024·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
Asked

What percentage of (a) ordinary and (b) named day written questions were responded to by his Department within required timescales between 5 July and 22 November 2024.

Reply

The Department had a total of 2,270 written questions from the House of Commons due for answer between 5 July and 22 November 2024, the most received by any Government department in that period. These consisted of 1,761 ordinary written questions and 509 ...

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