Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 24 February 2015 to Question 223927, if he will review the range of data collected centrally within his Department and the subjects of Parliamentary Questions received by his Department in the present Parliament to ensure that a higher proportion of hon. Members' Questions can be answered with substantive information.

The Department answers parliamentary questions where it is able to, based on the information it collects. Transparency in public services and access to open data are key Government priorities. Transparency in the health and social care sector is important to support public accountability of services and choice for service users.