Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to NHS England’s Admitted Commissioner Statistics, what assessment his Department has made of the reasons for the disparity in completed pathways between top performing NHS North East and Yorkshire and lowest performing NHS London; and if he will make a statement.

No formal assessment has been made. Each locality has unique population and health issues, with each region monitoring a number of factors.