Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when (a) the fact of, (b) the reasons for and (c) consequences of shortages of staff at Chorley and South Ribble Accident and Emergency unit was first reported to (i) him, (ii) the Trust Board, (iii) Monitor, (iv) the Clinical Commissioning Group and (v) the Department of Health.

These are operational matters for the Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and we have written to Stuart Heys, Chair of the Trust informing him of the hon. Member’s questions. He will reply shortly and a copy of the letter will be placed in the Library.