Written questions by Davies.

What the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in (a) his Department and (b) NHS England was in each of the last three years; and what information his Department holds on the average level of paternity leave taken at each NHS trust in the same period.

The average length of paternity leave at the Department over the last three years is 10 days. The following table shows average length of paternity leave at the Department broken down by year:PeriodAverage working days by yearOctober 2021 September 202210October 2022 September 202310October 2023 September 202410 Regarding the average length of paternity leave taken by staff in NHS England and NHS trusts, the Department does not hold this information.

How many people (a) presented at the Princess Royal Hospital A&E, Telford, and (b) were admitted to that hospital in each of the last five years.

Information on accident and emergency attendances and admissions is not available in the format requested, as it is only available at a National Health Service trust-level. The following table shows the accident and emergency attendances and emergency admissions for the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, from 2019/20 to 2024/25:YearAccident and emergency attendancesEmergency admissionsEmergency admissions via accident and emergency2019/20143,00859,79331,8042020/21103,20345,70130,2402021/22149,32354,80734,5742022/23149,41354,96933,7232023/24154,76659,30733,1182024/2564,90425,97115,813Source: the data is from NHS England, and is available at the following link: https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/ Note: the data for 2024/25 is only up until August 2024.NHS England publishes monthly provisional quality indicators that include the median average and the 95th percentile times that patients spent in accident and emergency by NHS trust. The following table shows the monthly range, from lowest and highest, of the median average time in minutes that patients spent in accident and emergency, each year since 2019/20 to 2024/25, for the Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust:YearRange of median average time patients spent in accident and emergencyRange of the 95th percentile time patients spent in accident and emergency2019/20169 to 211577 to 9212020/21138 to 199361 to 7962021/22158 to 218471 to 1,0892022/23201 to 268899 to 2,0862023/24212 to 2401,698 to 2,3392024/25208 to 2501,663 to 2,123Source: the data is from NHS England, and is available at the following link: https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/provisional-accident-and-emergency-quality-indicators-for-england Notes:the data for 2024/25 is only up until July 2024.data is published at NHS provider-level not a site level, and is not disaggregated by age to provide separate information for adults and children.the 95th percentile is the time that is longer than the time 95% of patients spent in accident and emergency.

What the (a) longest, (b) shortest and (c) average waiting time for (i) children and (ii) adults was at Princess Royal Hospital A&E, Telford, in each of the last five years.

Information on accident and emergency attendances and admissions is not available in the format requested, as it is only available at a National Health Service trust-level. The following table shows the accident and emergency attendances and emergency admissions for the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, from 2019/20 to 2024/25:YearAccident and emergency attendancesEmergency admissionsEmergency admissions via accident and emergency2019/20143,00859,79331,8042020/21103,20345,70130,2402021/22149,32354,80734,5742022/23149,41354,96933,7232023/24154,76659,30733,1182024/2564,90425,97115,813Source: the data is from NHS England, and is available at the following link: https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ae-waiting-times-and-activity/ Note: the data for 2024/25 is only up until August 2024.NHS England publishes monthly provisional quality indicators that include the median average and the 95th percentile times that patients spent in accident and emergency by NHS trust. The following table shows the monthly range, from lowest and highest, of the median average time in minutes that patients spent in accident and emergency, each year since 2019/20 to 2024/25, for the Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust:YearRange of median average time patients spent in accident and emergencyRange of the 95th percentile time patients spent in accident and emergency2019/20169 to 211577 to 9212020/21138 to 199361 to 7962021/22158 to 218471 to 1,0892022/23201 to 268899 to 2,0862023/24212 to 2401,698 to 2,3392024/25208 to 2501,663 to 2,123Source: the data is from NHS England, and is available at the following link: https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/publications/statistical/provisional-accident-and-emergency-quality-indicators-for-england Notes:the data for 2024/25 is only up until July 2024.data is published at NHS provider-level not a site level, and is not disaggregated by age to provide separate information for adults and children.the 95th percentile is the time that is longer than the time 95% of patients spent in accident and emergency.

What entitlements male staff in his Department and have for paternity (a) pay and (b) leave; and what information his Department holds on the same entitlements for male staff employed by NHS England in each (i) hospital trust and (ii) integrated care board.

The information requested is contained in the attached document, due to the length of the information.