Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on (a) the number of people with endometriosis and (b) the average waiting time for (i) diagnosis and (ii) medical treatment for endometriosis in each region of England in each of the last 10 years.

The information requested is not held centrally. Gynaecology waiting lists in England, numbers of women waiting, and their waiting times are tracked and managed as part of the overall National Health Service focus on reducing the amount of time patients are waiting for elective care.

Patients with symptoms of endometriosis will be prioritised based on clinical need. The NHS led Provider Collaborative has identified endometriosis as a priority area and recently established a group to develop further initiatives to reduce waiting times for endometriosis patients.