Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many missed appointments at general practice surgeries there were in each year between 2007 and 2017; and what is their estimate of the total cost of missed appointments at general practice surgeries in each year between 2007 and 2017.

The data is not currently held in the format requested.

NHS Digital and NHS England are currently undergoing a review process on appointments data, which would include information around missed appointments at general practice surgeries. This review will not cover information on costs of missed appointments at general practice surgeries.