Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions her Department has had with NHS England and Barts Health NHS Trust on the ongoing dispute.

Department officials have held discussions with NHS England regarding the strike action held at Barts Health NHS Trust. However, this is a local dispute that should be managed locally by the trust, so no direct discussions have been held with Barts Health NHS Trust on this matter.