Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions her Department has had with the European Commission on the protection of UK nationals’ rights under the Withdrawal Agreement.

Answered by Hamish Falconer - Minister of State (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK Government is committed to ensuring that the rights of all UK nationals who are beneficiaries of the Withdrawal Agreement are protected. The UK Government is working closely with the European Commission on this matter, including technical discussions between officials, the Specialised Committee on Citizens’ Rights and the Withdrawal Agreement Joint Committee set up by the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement. I discussed citizens' rights with my counterpart, Commissioner Maros Šefčovič, in our most recent meeting last week.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether NHS trusts whose maternity services are rated as requiring improvement for safety are required to publish (a) improvement plans and (b) regular progress reports.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Where concerns are identified following an inspection, the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) report will indicate if a trust is required to provide an action plan and progress updates to the CQC. Action plan requests are determined by the level of enforcement taken and are the lowest level of enforcement action that the CQC can take.

Requests for action plans form part of the CQC's regulatory response and are used to support its ongoing monitoring of a trust. Members of the public may also raise issues relating to CQC inspection findings at National Health Service trust public board meetings.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many requests for consular assistance have been received from Britons facing deportation following rejected residency applications under the Withdrawal Agreement.

Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office does not collect statistics relating specifically to border control measures implemented in overseas jurisdiction.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2026 to Question 27136 on Frimley Park Hospital, whether her Department holds any direction or funding condition requiring the replacement Frimley Park Hospital to open by 2035.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I have nothing to add at this time to the answer I gave the Hon Member on 10 September in response to Question 27132, but as and when there are further updates to report, I will ensure that the Hon Member is fully informed.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2026 to Question 27133 on Frimley Park Hospital, whether the Government’s reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) eradication target requires clinical use of RAAC-affected buildings at Frimley Park Hospital to cease by that date irrespective of any assessment that continued use could be safely maintained through mitigation.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I have nothing to add at this time to the answer I gave the Hon Member on 10 September in response to Question 27132, but as and when there are further updates to report, I will ensure that the Hon Member is fully informed.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2026 to Question 27135 on Frimley Park Hospital, whether her Department requires Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust to maintain a contingency plan for continuity of clinical services if the replacement hospital is not operational by 2035.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I have nothing to add at this time to the answer I gave the Hon Member on 10 September in response to Question 27132, but as and when there are further updates to report, I will ensure that the Hon Member is fully informed.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2026 to Question 27132 on Frimley Park Hospital, whether Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is subject to any legally or administratively binding requirement to open a replacement Frimley Park Hospital by 2035.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I have nothing to add at this time to the answer I gave the Hon Member on 10 September in response to Question 27132, but as and when there are further updates to report, I will ensure that the Hon Member is fully informed.

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of rail connectivity between Camberley and London to support projected housing growth in Surrey Heath constituency.

Answered by Keir Mather - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)

The Department has not made a specific assessment of rail connectivity between Camberley and London in relation to projected housing growth in Surrey Heath constituency.

South Western Railway is undertaking a timetable refresh, which will include a review of services serving Surrey Heath. Any assessment of future service provision will consider passenger demand alongside factors such as infrastructure constraints, operational performance and the level of public subsidy required.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many businesses have been named as importers on customs declarations for goods movements from Great Britain to Northern Ireland in each year since 2021.

Answered by James Murray - Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General

HMRC has published management information data containing the number of full declarations on an annual basis cleared by HMRC into Northern Ireland (NI) from Great Britain (GB) with associated business counts for each calendar year between 2021 to 2024. The data can be found online:

• Data for 2021 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2021 - GOV.UK
• Data for 2022 and 2023 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2023: commentary - GOV.UK.

To note: The data published for 2022 was revised in the 2023 publication.

• Data for 2024 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2024: commentary - GOV.UK

In these publications, full declarations have been counted, which are defined by HMRC as including standard customs declarations and supplementary declarations. The 2025 statistics are not yet published. They will be made available once assurance and quality-checking of the data has concluded, regarding the implementation of new systems under the Windsor Framework.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many entry summary declarations HMRC has processed for goods movements from Great Britain to Northern Ireland in each quarter since 2021.

Answered by James Murray - Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General

HMRC has published management information data containing the number of full declarations on an annual basis cleared by HMRC into Northern Ireland (NI) from Great Britain (GB) with associated business counts for each calendar year between 2021 to 2024. The data can be found online:

• Data for 2021 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2021 - GOV.UK
• Data for 2022 and 2023 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2023: commentary - GOV.UK.

To note: The data published for 2022 was revised in the 2023 publication.

• Data for 2024 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2024: commentary - GOV.UK

In these publications, full declarations have been counted, which are defined by HMRC as including standard customs declarations and supplementary declarations. The 2025 statistics are not yet published. They will be made available once assurance and quality-checking of the data has concluded, regarding the implementation of new systems under the Windsor Framework.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HMRC has spent on the Trader Support Service in each financial year since its establishment.

Answered by James Murray - Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General

HM Revenue and Customs has spent the following amounts on the Trader Support Service in each financial year since its establishment:

• 2020–21: £100.62 million
• 2021–22: £148.80 million
• 2022–23: £114.68 million
• 2023–24: £105.19 million
• 2024–25: £83.40 million
• 2025–26: £84.86 million

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate HMRC has made of the annual administrative cost to businesses of complying with customs requirements for goods movements from Great Britain to Northern Ireland since 2021.

Answered by James Murray - Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General

HMRC has published management information data containing the number of full declarations on an annual basis cleared by HMRC into Northern Ireland (NI) from Great Britain (GB) with associated business counts for each calendar year between 2021 to 2024. The data can be found online:

• Data for 2021 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2021 - GOV.UK
• Data for 2022 and 2023 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2023: commentary - GOV.UK.

To note: The data published for 2022 was revised in the 2023 publication.

• Data for 2024 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2024: commentary - GOV.UK

In these publications, full declarations have been counted, which are defined by HMRC as including standard customs declarations and supplementary declarations. The 2025 statistics are not yet published. They will be made available once assurance and quality-checking of the data has concluded, regarding the implementation of new systems under the Windsor Framework.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many supplementary customs declarations HMRC has processed for goods movements from Great Britain to Northern Ireland in each quarter since January 2021.

Answered by James Murray - Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General

HMRC has published management information data containing the number of full declarations on an annual basis cleared by HMRC into Northern Ireland (NI) from Great Britain (GB) with associated business counts for each calendar year between 2021 to 2024. The data can be found online:

• Data for 2021 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2021 - GOV.UK
• Data for 2022 and 2023 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2023: commentary - GOV.UK.

To note: The data published for 2022 was revised in the 2023 publication.

• Data for 2024 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2024: commentary - GOV.UK

In these publications, full declarations have been counted, which are defined by HMRC as including standard customs declarations and supplementary declarations. The 2025 statistics are not yet published. They will be made available once assurance and quality-checking of the data has concluded, regarding the implementation of new systems under the Windsor Framework.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many customs declarations have been processed for goods movements between Great Britain and Northern Ireland in each quarter since 2021.

Answered by James Murray - Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General

HMRC has published management information data containing the number of full declarations on an annual basis cleared by HMRC into Northern Ireland (NI) from Great Britain (GB) with associated business counts for each calendar year between 2021 to 2024. The data can be found online:

• Data for 2021 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2021 - GOV.UK
• Data for 2022 and 2023 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2023: commentary - GOV.UK.

To note: The data published for 2022 was revised in the 2023 publication.

• Data for 2024 can be sourced from the Summary of movements of goods into Northern Ireland from Great Britain 2024: commentary - GOV.UK

In these publications, full declarations have been counted, which are defined by HMRC as including standard customs declarations and supplementary declarations. The 2025 statistics are not yet published. They will be made available once assurance and quality-checking of the data has concluded, regarding the implementation of new systems under the Windsor Framework.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of people employed in the UK fishing and seafood processing sectors in each year since 2015.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with HM Treasury)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 10th September is attached.

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of trends in the level of employment in coastal fishing communities since 2020.

Answered by Dan Tomlinson - Exchequer Secretary (Cabinet Office) (Jointly with HM Treasury)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 10th September is attached.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what modelling her Department has undertaken comparing (a) predicted and (b) actual outcomes for the UK fishing industry following the UK's departure from the EU.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Following the signing of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, The Marine Management Organisation published an analysis of fishing quota shares, estimating them to be worth an additional £146m by 2026.

Every year we publish statistics on the economic value of the Economic outcomes of annual negotiations for UK fishing opportunities in 2026 available on gov.uk.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the change has been in UK fishing quota share since the Trade and Cooperation Agreement came into force.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

UK fishing quota is negotiated across 3 key forums (UK-EU bilateral, UK-EU-Norway trilateral, Coastal States) and a handful of smaller forums.

Since the TCA came into force, the total UK fishing quota was negotiated as follows.

Changes in the quota figures above also reflect impacts from changes in scientific advice for stocks and the consequences of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the volume and value of UK seafood exports to the EU were in each quarter since January 2021, by country of destination.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The data requested on the volume and value of UK seafood exports to the EU in each quarter since January 2021, by country of destination, is attached to this answer and will be placed in the House of Commons library. These tables are derived from HMRC's UK Trade in Goods Statistics.

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the value of UK seafood exports to the EU was in each year since 2015.

Answered by Stephen Morgan - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Marine Management Organisation provide a breakdown of annual UK exports of seafood to the EU in their annual statistics. The requested information is available on GOV.UK here.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will take steps to ensure that people medically advised to avoid folic acid can access affordable unfortified flour.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The issues raised by the Hon. Member for Surrey Heath have been dealt with in answers to previous written questions. Most recently, I refer him to the answers provided on 10 July in response to Question 15320 and on 15 July in response to Question 16699.

The mandatory addition of nutrients to flour is not a new concept, as non-wholemeal wheat flour is already required to be fortified with calcium, iron, niacin, and thiamin. Responsibility for enforcing the updated Bread and Flour Regulations remains with local authorities. UK-wide guidance for food businesses and enforcement authorities on compliance with the current requirements, including the mandatory fortification of non-wholemeal flour with folic acid, was published in April 2025, and is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/bread-and-flour-labelling-and-composition

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition will review evidence published since 2017 on the relationship between folic acid and prostate cancer before mandatory fortification begins.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The issues raised by the Hon. Member for Surrey Heath have been dealt with in answers to previous written questions. Most recently, I refer him to the answers provided on 10 July in response to Question 15320 and on 15 July in response to Question 16699.

The mandatory addition of nutrients to flour is not a new concept, as non-wholemeal wheat flour is already required to be fortified with calcium, iron, niacin, and thiamin. Responsibility for enforcing the updated Bread and Flour Regulations remains with local authorities. UK-wide guidance for food businesses and enforcement authorities on compliance with the current requirements, including the mandatory fortification of non-wholemeal flour with folic acid, was published in April 2025, and is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/bread-and-flour-labelling-and-composition

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the planned evaluation of mandatory folic acid fortification will monitor rates of prostate cancer and foetal death.

Answered by Diana Johnson - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

The issues raised by the Hon. Member for Surrey Heath have been dealt with in answers to previous written questions. Most recently, I refer him to the answers provided on 10 July in response to Question 15320 and on 15 July in response to Question 16699.

The mandatory addition of nutrients to flour is not a new concept, as non-wholemeal wheat flour is already required to be fortified with calcium, iron, niacin, and thiamin. Responsibility for enforcing the updated Bread and Flour Regulations remains with local authorities. UK-wide guidance for food businesses and enforcement authorities on compliance with the current requirements, including the mandatory fortification of non-wholemeal flour with folic acid, was published in April 2025, and is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/bread-and-flour-labelling-and-composition

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many UK businesses recorded by HMRC as exporting goods to the EU in 2019 remained trading in 2024 but recorded no goods exports to the EU that year.

Answered by James Murray - Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General

HMRC does not hold information on the number of UK businesses that exported goods to the European Union (EU) in 2019 and remained trading in 2024 but recorded no goods exports to the EU in that year.

Prior to the end of the EU Exit transition period on 31 December 2020, goods movements between the UK and EU were not subject to customs declarations. Information on trade in goods between the UK and EU was instead collected through the Intrastat system, which was designed to support trade statistics rather than identify the full population of EU-exporting businesses.

As a result, HMRC does not hold a complete and directly comparable record of all businesses exporting goods to the EU in 2019. Consequently, it is not possible to accurately determine how many businesses that exported to the EU in 2019 remained trading in 2024 but recorded no exports to the EU during that year.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate the Department has made of the annual total cost to UK businesses of complying with customs requirements when exporting goods to the EU.

Answered by James Murray - Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General

Estimates of the administrative burden of import and export declarations for trade between Great Britain and the European Union are published at the following link: Estimating the customs administrative burden of 2022 declarations - GOV.UK.  

HMRC is committed to reducing trader burden and making customs processes as simple as possible while ensuring effective risk based checks are in place at the border.

Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what estimate the Department has made of the number of UK jobs transferred to EU member states through the relocation of public limited companies’ operational headquarters since 2015.

Answered by Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

While the Department does not hold the specific information requested, it maintains regular engagement with businesses and representative organisations and monitors a range of economic indicators to inform policy and support economic growth. Being bolder in our relationship with the EU is an important part of the Government's agenda, to deliver good growth in every postcode of our country.

Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many public limited companies the Department has recorded as citing EU market access as a reason for relocating their operational headquarters from the UK to the EU since 2015.

Answered by Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

While the Department does not hold the specific information requested, it maintains regular engagement with businesses and representative organisations and monitors a range of economic indicators to inform policy and support economic growth. Being bolder in our relationship with the EU is an important part of the Government's agenda, to deliver good growth in every postcode of our country.

Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many relocations of public limited companies’ operational headquarters from the UK to EU member states his Department has recorded in each calendar year since 2015.

Answered by Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

While the Department does not hold the specific information requested, it maintains regular engagement with businesses and representative organisations and monitors a range of economic indicators to inform policy and support economic growth. Being bolder in our relationship with the EU is an important part of the Government's agenda, to deliver good growth in every postcode of our country.

Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department holds information on the impact of barriers to accessing EU markets on UK creative industries’ export revenue since 2020.

Answered by Blair McDougall - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

The creative industries are an important part of the UK economy and the Creative Industries Sector Plan positions the sector as a central pillar of the Government’s Industrial Strategy and Growth Mission.

Through delivery of the Sector Plan and our Trade Strategy, we are engaging with industry on barriers to trade and working to expand market access through digital trade agreements, mutual recognition of professional qualifications, sector-specific partnerships and free trade agreements.

The DCMS report, The Economic Benefits of Touring and Impact of EU Exit, published on 27 August 2026, provides further evidence on barriers affecting UK creative exports.

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of British citizens returned to the UK for exceeding the Schengen limit of 90 days in any 180-day period in each calendar year since 2020.

Answered by Jo White - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)

The Home Office does not hold information on the number of British citizens returned to the United Kingdom for exceeding the Schengen Area limit of 90 days in any 180-day period. Information relating to enforcement action taken by Schengen States is not routinely shared with or held by the Home Office.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many consular assistance cases involving British citizens affected by enforcement of the Schengen 90/180-day rule were recorded in each calendar year since 2020.

Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office does not collect statistics relating specifically to border control measures implemented in overseas jurisdictions and cannot provide information on the number of British travellers refused entry as a result of 90/180 Schengen visit limits. The latest information on Schengen area refusals is collected by the European Union and can be found on the Eurostat Website.

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information the Department holds on the number of British citizens refused entry to Schengen countries for having exhausted their 90-day allowance in each calendar year since 2020.

Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office does not collect statistics relating specifically to border control measures implemented in overseas jurisdictions and cannot provide information on the number of British travellers refused entry as a result of 90/180 Schengen visit limits. The latest information on Schengen area refusals is collected by the European Union and can be found on the Eurostat Website.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Department will publish any direction or funding condition requiring Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust to open a replacement Frimley Park Hospital by 2035.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 16 July to Question 17075.

The Department remains focused on the seven priority reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) replacement schemes as soon as possible through the New Hospital Programme, including Frimley Park Hospital.

While work at RAAC-affected sites has so far ensured facilities can operate safely beyond 2030, there is still a level of risk with all sites.

Maintaining capacity while being scrupulous about RAAC monitoring and mitigation until the RAAC can be removed is fully in line with the current evidence and recommendations of the Institution of Structural Engineers.

The recent, comprehensive, and independent report into the seven RAAC schemes being delivered through the New Hospital Programme is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/raac-strategic-planning-assessment-of-the-raac-7-hospitals

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Department will publish its latest forecast of annual expenditure required to manage RAAC safely at Frimley Park Hospital until the replacement hospital opens.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 16 July to Question 17075.

The Department remains focused on the seven priority reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) replacement schemes as soon as possible through the New Hospital Programme, including Frimley Park Hospital.

While work at RAAC-affected sites has so far ensured facilities can operate safely beyond 2030, there is still a level of risk with all sites.

Maintaining capacity while being scrupulous about RAAC monitoring and mitigation until the RAAC can be removed is fully in line with the current evidence and recommendations of the Institution of Structural Engineers.

The recent, comprehensive, and independent report into the seven RAAC schemes being delivered through the New Hospital Programme is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/raac-strategic-planning-assessment-of-the-raac-7-hospitals

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what contingency arrangements the Department requires to maintain continuity of clinical services if the replacement Frimley Park Hospital is not operational by 2035.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 16 July to Question 17075.

The Department remains focused on the seven priority reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) replacement schemes as soon as possible through the New Hospital Programme, including Frimley Park Hospital.

While work at RAAC-affected sites has so far ensured facilities can operate safely beyond 2030, there is still a level of risk with all sites.

Maintaining capacity while being scrupulous about RAAC monitoring and mitigation until the RAAC can be removed is fully in line with the current evidence and recommendations of the Institution of Structural Engineers.

The recent, comprehensive, and independent report into the seven RAAC schemes being delivered through the New Hospital Programme is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/raac-strategic-planning-assessment-of-the-raac-7-hospitals

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of the residual structural risks at Frimley Park Hospital following completion of its planned RAAC remediation programme.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 16 July to Question 17075.

The Department remains focused on the seven priority reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) replacement schemes as soon as possible through the New Hospital Programme, including Frimley Park Hospital.

While work at RAAC-affected sites has so far ensured facilities can operate safely beyond 2030, there is still a level of risk with all sites.

Maintaining capacity while being scrupulous about RAAC monitoring and mitigation until the RAAC can be removed is fully in line with the current evidence and recommendations of the Institution of Structural Engineers.

The recent, comprehensive, and independent report into the seven RAAC schemes being delivered through the New Hospital Programme is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/raac-strategic-planning-assessment-of-the-raac-7-hospitals

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government’s 2035 RAAC eradication target imposes a binding requirement on Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust to open a replacement Frimley Park Hospital by that date.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 16 July to Question 17075.

The Department remains focused on the seven priority reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) replacement schemes as soon as possible through the New Hospital Programme, including Frimley Park Hospital.

While work at RAAC-affected sites has so far ensured facilities can operate safely beyond 2030, there is still a level of risk with all sites.

Maintaining capacity while being scrupulous about RAAC monitoring and mitigation until the RAAC can be removed is fully in line with the current evidence and recommendations of the Institution of Structural Engineers.

The recent, comprehensive, and independent report into the seven RAAC schemes being delivered through the New Hospital Programme is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/raac-strategic-planning-assessment-of-the-raac-7-hospitals

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment the Department has made of the potential for continued safe operation of Frimley Park Hospital’s RAAC-affected buildings beyond 2035 with appropriate mitigation measures.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 16 July to Question 17075.

The Department remains focused on the seven priority reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) replacement schemes as soon as possible through the New Hospital Programme, including Frimley Park Hospital.

While work at RAAC-affected sites has so far ensured facilities can operate safely beyond 2030, there is still a level of risk with all sites.

Maintaining capacity while being scrupulous about RAAC monitoring and mitigation until the RAAC can be removed is fully in line with the current evidence and recommendations of the Institution of Structural Engineers.

The recent, comprehensive, and independent report into the seven RAAC schemes being delivered through the New Hospital Programme is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/raac-strategic-planning-assessment-of-the-raac-7-hospitals

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the Government’s 2035 RAAC eradication target requires clinical use of RAAC-affected buildings at Frimley Park Hospital to cease by that date.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 16 July to Question 17075.

The Department remains focused on the seven priority reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) replacement schemes as soon as possible through the New Hospital Programme, including Frimley Park Hospital.

While work at RAAC-affected sites has so far ensured facilities can operate safely beyond 2030, there is still a level of risk with all sites.

Maintaining capacity while being scrupulous about RAAC monitoring and mitigation until the RAAC can be removed is fully in line with the current evidence and recommendations of the Institution of Structural Engineers.

The recent, comprehensive, and independent report into the seven RAAC schemes being delivered through the New Hospital Programme is available at the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/raac-strategic-planning-assessment-of-the-raac-7-hospitals

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