Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Women's Health Strategy for England published 30 August 2022, what progress he been made on the study his Department commissioned on developing and validating a patient-reported outcome measure for patients being treated for pelvic floor disorders to inform clinical effectiveness trial.

The Department commissions research through the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). The NIHR has funded a study to develop and validate a patient-reported outcome measure for those treated for pelvic floor disorders to inform clinical effectiveness trials. The study is expected to commence in February 2023.