Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of trends in the number of year on year changes to hospital handover delays in Lincolnshire.

NHS England and the Department regularly monitor ambulance handovers and provide support to the most challenged trusts. NHS England publishes data on ambulance delays monthly, and the published trust handover data is available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/ambulance-quality-indicators/ambulance-management-information/