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25 Nov 2025, 12:26 p.m. - House of Commons "government has commissioned David Lock to review the issue. Does the Secretary of State agree with me " Helen Morgan MP (North Shropshire, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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25 Nov 2025, 12:27 p.m. - House of Commons "question. He's absolutely right. As announced in the ten year health plan, David Lock KC is providing expert policy advice on the rising " Helen Morgan MP (North Shropshire, Liberal Democrat) - View Video - View Transcript |
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156 speeches (11,022 words) Tuesday 25th November 2025 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Tristan Osborne (Lab - Chatham and Aylesford) The Government have commissioned David Lock to review the issue. - Link to Speech 2: Zubir Ahmed (Lab - Glasgow South West) As announced in the 10-year health plan, David Lock KC is providing expert policy advice on the rising - Link to Speech |
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Monday 15th December 2025
Correspondence - Letter from the Permanent Secretary at the Department for Health and Social Care relating to recommendations of the Committee’s Twenty-fifth Report on DHSC Annual Report and Accounts 2023–24, 04 December 2025 Public Accounts Committee Found: In the Ten-Year Health Plan published on the 3 July, the department announced that David Lock KC will |
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Thursday 20th November 2025
Written Evidence - The Association of Consumer Support Organisations (ACSO) CCN0020 - Costs of clinical negligence Public Accounts Committee Found: review of clinical negligence costs from the DHSC is expected imminently, informed by work by David Lock |
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Thursday 20th November 2025
Written Evidence - Do No Harm CCN0024 - Costs of clinical negligence Public Accounts Committee Found: We understand that David Lock KC has been invited to look at the issue and advise Ministers at DHSC |
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Thursday 20th November 2025
Oral Evidence - Department for Health and Social Care, NHS Resolution, NHS England, and NHS England Public Accounts Committee Found: That is one of the main reasons why our Secretary of State asked David Lock to carry out his review |
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Tuesday 11th November 2025
Oral Evidence - Pooleyville, Publica, and Ben Pentreath Ltd New Towns: Creating Communities - Built Environment Committee Found: That took me to work with my good colleague, David Lock, setting up David Lock Associates, an urban |
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Tuesday 10th June 2025
Written Evidence - David Lock Associates NTP0067 - New Towns: Practical Delivery New Towns: Practical Delivery - Built Environment Committee Found: NTP0067 - New Towns: Practical Delivery David Lock Associates Written Evidence |
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Tuesday 20th May 2025
Written Evidence - Wolfson Economics Prize, and Policy Exchange NTP0036 - New Towns: Practical Delivery New Towns: Practical Delivery - Built Environment Committee Found: Our entrants Professors Peter Hall and David Lock reminded us in their entries that (social housing |
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Tuesday 20th May 2025
Written Evidence - David Lock CBE MRTPI NTP0030 - New Towns: Practical Delivery New Towns: Practical Delivery - Built Environment Committee Found: NTP0030 - New Towns: Practical Delivery David Lock CBE MRTPI Written Evidence |
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Tuesday 19th November 2024
Written Evidence - SEND Crisis Hertfordshire SFC0025 - Support for children and young people with special educational needs Public Accounts Committee Found: However, David Lock KC, sitting as a Deputy Judge of the High Court, adjourned the remainder of the |
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Friday 19th January 2024
Written Evidence - London Sport CBE0061 - Children, young people and the built environment Children, young people and the built environment - Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Found: United Nations Human Rights (2017) Convention on the Rights of the Child. http://www.ohchr.org/ 8 David Lock |
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Health Services: Negligence
Asked by: Lord Kamall (Conservative - Life peer) Thursday 22nd January 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 18 December 2025 (HL12801), when they will publish the advice to ministers by David Lock KC on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) David Lock KC is providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence and how we can improve patients’ experience of claims. The review is ongoing, following initial advice to ministers and the recent National Audit Office report. The results of David Lock’s work will inform future policy making in this area. No decisions on policy have been taken at this point, and the Government will provide an update on the work done and next steps, in due course. |
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Personal Injury: Compensation
Asked by: James Naish (Labour - Rushcliffe) Monday 19th January 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what consideration his Department has given to repealing S2(4) of the Law Reform (Personal Injuries) Act 1948. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than doubled in the last 10 years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS finances. As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC is providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence and how we can improve patients’ experience of claims. The review is ongoing, following initial advice to ministers and the recent National Audit Office report. We welcome the report by the National Audit Office. The results of David Lock’s work will inform future policy making in this area. No decisions on policy have been taken at this point, and the Government will provide an update on the work done and next steps in due course. |
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Health Services: Negligence
Asked by: James Naish (Labour - Rushcliffe) Monday 19th January 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to address the rising legal costs of clinical negligence. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than doubled in the last 10 years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS finances. As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC is providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence and how we can improve patients’ experience of claims. The review is ongoing, following initial advice to ministers and the recent National Audit Office report. We welcome the report by the National Audit Office. The results of David Lock’s work will inform future policy making in this area. No decisions on policy have been taken at this point, and the Government will provide an update on the work done and next steps in due course. |
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NHS: Negligence
Asked by: Stella Creasy (Labour (Co-op) - Walthamstow) Monday 19th January 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the restriction on pursuing clinical negligence cases to direct financial dependents only in cases where an individual has died on the justice system. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) No assessment has been made of the potential impact of the restriction on pursuing clinical negligence cases to direct financial dependents only in cases where an individual has died on the justice system. As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC is providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence and how we can improve patients’ experience of claims. The review is ongoing, following initial advice to ministers and the recent National Audit Office report. We welcome the recent report by the National Audit Office on the costs of clinical negligence. The results of David Lock’s work will inform future policy making in this area. No decisions on policy have been taken at this point, and the Government will provide an update on the work done and next steps in due course. |
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Health Services: Negligence
Asked by: Tom Morrison (Liberal Democrat - Cheadle) Monday 5th January 2026 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has considered the potential merits of conducting a review into the law of causation in clinical negligence, with a focus on increasing support and protection for families with late family members who were misdiagnosed or not diagnosed at all. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) As announced in the 10 Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC is providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence and how we can improve patients’ experience of claims. David Lock KC has not been specifically asked to conduct a review into the law of causation in clinical negligence as part of his work, but he is able to consider all aspects of the way clinical negligence law operates as part of his review. |
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Maternity Services: Compensation and Complaints
Asked by: Jim McMahon (Labour (Co-op) - Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton) Monday 22nd December 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of trends in complaints and compensation payments for unacceptable standards of maternity care since 2015. Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) As assessment has not been made of the trends in complaints for unacceptable standards of maternity care. The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England is, however, of great concern to the Government. A report published by the National Audit office (NAO) on 17 October 2025 stated that "over the last 20 years the cost of settling claims involving infants and children has increased significantly. Between 2006/07 and 2024/25, the total cost for obstetrics claims involving cerebral palsy or brain damage increased by over £1 billion in real terms, with average compensation for claims settled with damages growing by 305% (from £2.8 million to £11.2 million)”. The report can be viewed at the following link: https://www.nao.org.uk/reports/costs-of-clinical-negligence/#downloads As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC is providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence and how we can improve patients’ experience of claims, which will inform future policy making in this area. No decisions on policy have been taken at this point, and the Government will provide an update on the work done and next steps in due course. Baroness Amos is leading a rapid, independent investigation into NHS Maternity and Neonatal services to help us understand the systemic issues behind why so many women, babies, and families experience unacceptable care. The investigation will look into the maternity and neonatal system nationally, bringing together the findings of past reviews into one clear national set of recommendations. This will also include local investigations of maternity and neonatal services in selected trusts. On 9 December, Baroness Amos published reflections on what she has heard so far as part of the National Maternity and Neonatal Investigation, following engagement with women and families. Baroness Amos’ reflections and initial findings can be found at the following link: |
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Health Services: Negligence
Asked by: Lord Kamall (Conservative - Life peer) Thursday 18th December 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to implementing a fixed recoverable costs regime for clinical negligence claims valued up to £25,000, in the light of previous consultations on this proposal; and what assessment they have made of the potential costs to the taxpayer. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than doubled in the last 10 years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS finances. As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC is providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence and how we can improve patients’ experience of claims. The review is ongoing, following initial advice to ministers and the recent National Audit Office’s (NAO) report, The costs of clinical negligence, which was published on 17 October 2025. The NAO found that in 2024/25, there was a 3.7 to one ratio of legal costs to damages payable for low-value claims, those of £25,000 or less. The report can be viewed on the NAO’s website. We welcome the report by the NAO. The results of David Lock’s work will inform future policy making in this area. No decisions on policy have been taken at this point, and the Government will provide an update on the work done and next steps in due course. |
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Health Services: Negligence
Asked by: Lord Kamall (Conservative - Life peer) Thursday 18th December 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current cost pressures in clinical negligence claims valued up to £25,000, and what plans they have for further engagement with the Civil Procedure Rule Committee on options to manage these pressures. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than doubled in the last 10 years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS finances. As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC is providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence and how we can improve patients’ experience of claims. The review is ongoing, following initial advice to ministers and the recent National Audit Office’s (NAO) report, The costs of clinical negligence, which was published on 17 October 2025. The NAO found that in 2024/25, there was a 3.7 to one ratio of legal costs to damages payable for low-value claims, those of £25,000 or less. The report can be viewed on the NAO’s website. We welcome the report by the NAO. The results of David Lock’s work will inform future policy making in this area. No decisions on policy have been taken at this point, and the Government will provide an update on the work done and next steps in due course. |
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Personal Injury: Compensation
Asked by: Lord Kamall (Conservative - Life peer) Thursday 18th December 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of proposals to repeal section 4(2) of the Law Reform (Personal Injuries) Act 1948, and whether they plan to review how courts should take account of NHS-provided care when awarding damages in clinical negligence cases. Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than doubled in the last 10 years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS finances. As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC is providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence and how we can improve patients’ experience of claims. The review is ongoing, following initial advice to ministers and the recent National Audit Office’s (NAO) report, The costs of clinical negligence, which was published on 17 October 2025. The NAO found that in 2024/25, there was a 3.7 to one ratio of legal costs to damages payable for low-value claims, those of £25,000 or less. The report can be viewed on the NAO’s website. We welcome the report by the NAO. The results of David Lock’s work will inform future policy making in this area. No decisions on policy have been taken at this point, and the Government will provide an update on the work done and next steps in due course. |
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NHS: Negligence
Asked by: Jeremy Hunt (Conservative - Godalming and Ash) Wednesday 17th December 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he plans to publish the report into the cost of clinical negligence being prepared by David Lock KC. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than doubled in the last 10 years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS finances. As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC is providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence and how we can improve patients’ experience of claims. The review is ongoing, following initial advice to ministers and the recent National Audit Office’s report. The results of David Lock’s work will inform future policy making in this area. No decisions on policy have been taken at this point, and the Government will provide an update on the work done and next steps in due course. |
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NHS: Negligence
Asked by: Joe Robertson (Conservative - Isle of Wight East) Wednesday 17th December 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of trends in the level of legal costs associated with lower value clinical negligence claims. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) We welcome the report by the National Audit Office (NAO) entitled Costs of clinical negligence. As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC is providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence and how we can improve patients’ experience of claims. The review is ongoing, following initial advice to ministers and the recent NAO report. The results of David Lock’s work will inform future policymaking in this area. No decisions on policy have been taken at this point, and the Government will provide an update on the work done and next steps, in due course. |
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NHS: Negligence
Asked by: Joe Robertson (Conservative - Isle of Wight East) Wednesday 17th December 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of implementing the recommendations in the National Audit Office’s report entitled Costs of clinical negligence, published on 17 October 2025. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) We welcome the report by the National Audit Office (NAO) entitled Costs of clinical negligence. As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC is providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence and how we can improve patients’ experience of claims. The review is ongoing, following initial advice to ministers and the recent NAO report. The results of David Lock’s work will inform future policymaking in this area. No decisions on policy have been taken at this point, and the Government will provide an update on the work done and next steps, in due course. |
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NHS: Negligence
Asked by: Joe Robertson (Conservative - Isle of Wight East) Wednesday 17th December 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will publish the findings of David Lock KC’s review into clinical negligence costs. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) We welcome the report by the National Audit Office (NAO) entitled Costs of clinical negligence. As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC is providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence and how we can improve patients’ experience of claims. The review is ongoing, following initial advice to ministers and the recent NAO report. The results of David Lock’s work will inform future policymaking in this area. No decisions on policy have been taken at this point, and the Government will provide an update on the work done and next steps, in due course. |
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Maternity Services: Compensation
Asked by: Danny Chambers (Liberal Democrat - Winchester) Thursday 4th December 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to reform the compensation formula for maternity negligence compensation. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than doubled in the last 10 years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS finances. As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC is providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence and how we can improve patients’ experience of claims. The review is ongoing, following initial advice to ministers and the recent National Audit Office’s report. The results of David Lock’s work will inform future policy making in this area. No decisions on policy have been taken at this point, and the Government will provide an update on the work done and next steps, in due course. |
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NHS: Negligence
Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford) Monday 1st December 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address the rising legal costs of clinical negligence. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than doubled in the last 10 years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS finances. As announced in the 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC is providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence and how we can improve patients’ experience of claims. The review is ongoing, following initial advice to ministers and the recent National Audit Office’s report. The results of David Lock’s work will inform future policy making in this area. No decisions on policy have been taken at this point, and the Government will provide an update on the work done and next steps, in due course. |
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NHS: Negligence
Asked by: Joe Robertson (Conservative - Isle of Wight East) Wednesday 26th November 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help tackle increases in legal costs for clinical negligence. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than doubled in the last 10 years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS finances. As announced in the recently published 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC will be providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence and how we can improve patients’ experience of claims, ahead of a review by the Department in the autumn. The results of David Lock’s work will inform future policy making in this area. No decisions on policy have been taken at this point, and the Government will provide an update on the work done and next steps in due course. |
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Personal Injury: Compensation
Asked by: Andy MacNae (Labour - Rossendale and Darwen) Tuesday 25th November 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) repealing or (b) amending Section 2(4) of the Law Reform (Personal Injuries) Act 1948. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than doubled in the last 10 years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS finances. As announced in the recently published 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC will be providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence and how we can improve patients’ experience of claims, ahead of a review by the Department in the autumn. The results of David Lock’s work will inform future policy making in this area. No decisions on policy have been taken at this point, and the Government will provide an update on the work done and next steps in due course. |
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NHS: Negligence
Asked by: Andy MacNae (Labour - Rossendale and Darwen) Tuesday 25th November 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Civil Procedure Rule Committee on the implementation of fixed recoverable costs in clinical negligence claims valued up to £25,000. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than doubled in the last 10 years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS finances. As announced in the recently published 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC will be providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence and how we can improve patients’ experience of claims, ahead of a review by the Department in the autumn. The results of David Lock’s work will inform future policy making in this area. No decisions on policy have been taken at this point, and the Government will provide an update on the work done and next steps in due course. |
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NHS: Negligence
Asked by: Andy MacNae (Labour - Rossendale and Darwen) Tuesday 25th November 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help lower (a) legal and (b) overall costs incurred through clinical negligence. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than doubled in the last 10 years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS finances. As announced in the recently published 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC will be providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence and how we can improve patients’ experience of claims, ahead of a review by the Department in the autumn. The results of David Lock’s work will inform future policy making in this area. No decisions on policy have been taken at this point, and the Government will provide an update on the work done and next steps in due course. |
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NHS: Negligence
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Wednesday 19th November 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department have made of potential savings of the implementation of Fixed Recoverable Costs for clinical negligence claims valued up to (a) £25,000, (b) £100,000 and (c) £250,000. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than doubled in the last 10 years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS finances. As announced in the recently published 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC will be providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs and how we can improve patients’ experience of clinical negligence claims, ahead of a review by the Department in the autumn. The results of David Lock’s work will inform future policy making in this area. No decisions on policy have been taken at this point. The Government will provide an update on the work done and next steps, in due course. |
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NHS: Negligence
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Wednesday 19th November 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of repealing S2(4) of the Law Reform (Personal Injuries) Act 1948 on NHS costs. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than doubled in the last 10 years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS finances. As announced in the recently published 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC will be providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs and how we can improve patients’ experience of clinical negligence claims, ahead of a review by the Department in the autumn. The results of David Lock’s work will inform future policy making in this area. No decisions on policy have been taken at this point. The Government will provide an update on the work done and next steps, in due course. |
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NHS: Negligence
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Wednesday 19th November 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) organisations and (b) individuals has David Lock KC had discussions with as part of his review into the legal costs of clinical negligence. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than doubled in the last 10 years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS finances. As announced in the recently published 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC will be providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs and how we can improve patients’ experience of clinical negligence claims, ahead of a review by the Department in the autumn. The results of David Lock’s work will inform future policy making in this area. No decisions on policy have been taken at this point. The Government will provide an update on the work done and next steps, in due course. |
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NHS: Negligence
Asked by: John Milne (Liberal Democrat - Horsham) Wednesday 19th November 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether David Lock KC’s review of the legal costs of clinical negligence will be published. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than doubled in the last 10 years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS finances. As announced in the recently published 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC will be providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs and how we can improve patients’ experience of clinical negligence claims, ahead of a review by the Department in the autumn. The results of David Lock’s work will inform future policy making in this area. No decisions on policy have been taken at this point. The Government will provide an update on the work done and next steps, in due course. |
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NHS: Negligence
Asked by: Rachel Gilmour (Liberal Democrat - Tiverton and Minehead) Thursday 6th November 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce the amount paid by his Department in clinical negligence costs. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than doubled in the last 10 years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS finances. As announced in the recently published 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC will be providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs and how we can improve patients’ experiences of clinical negligence claims, ahead of a review by the Department in the autumn. The results of David Lock’s work will inform future policy making in this area. No decisions on policy have been taken at this point. |
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Maternity Services: Negligence
Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford) Monday 13th October 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to remove parental (a) income and (b) education levels as factors in cases of maternity clinical negligence. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than doubled in the last 10 years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS finances. As announced in the recently published 10-Year Health Plan for England, David Lock KC will be providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs and how we can improve patients’ experience of clinical negligence claims, ahead of a review by the Department in the autumn. The results of David Lock’s work will inform future policy making in this area. No decisions on policy have been taken at this point. |
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NHS: Negligence
Asked by: Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party - Strangford) Monday 15th September 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress he has made in addressing increasing clinical negligence costs. Answered by Zubir Ahmed - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. Costs have more than doubled in the last ten years and are forecast to continue rising, putting further pressure on NHS finances. As announced in the recently published 10-Year Health Plan, David Lock KC will be providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs and how we can improve patients’ experience of clinical negligence claims, ahead of a review by the Department in the autumn. The results of David Lock’s work will inform future policy making in this area. |
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Dental Services: Negligence
Asked by: Olly Glover (Liberal Democrat - Didcot and Wantage) Monday 8th September 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce concerns amongst NHS dental professionals about the cost of clinical negligence claims. Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) The rising costs of clinical negligence claims against the National Health Service in England are of great concern to the Government. The causes of the overall cost rise are complex and there is no single fix. In the 10 Year Health Plan we announced David Lock KC will be providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence claims, ahead of a review by the Department in the autumn. This review is focussed on clinical negligence claims in the NHS generally, not specifically on dentistry. In terms of NHS dentistry reform, we recently held a public consultation on a package of changes, not only to improve access and quality, but also to make NHS dentistry a more professionally fulfilling and rewarding place in which to work. The consultation closed on 19 August, and the Government is considering the outcomes of the consultation. |
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NHS: Negligence
Asked by: James Naish (Labour - Rushcliffe) Friday 18th July 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled Fit for the future: 10 year health plan for England, published in July 2025, when he expects David Lock KC’s review of clinical-negligence costs to (a) commence and (b) publish its findings. Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care) David Lock KC was appointed on 30 June 2025 to provide expert advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence, and on how to improve patients’ experiences of claims, ahead of a review by the Department in the autumn. He has commenced work on this review and expects to be in a position to provide advice to ministers in the early autumn. No decisions have yet been made as to whether any review will be published. Details of the outcome of the Department’s review will be announced at the earliest opportunity. |
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Oct. 17 2025
Report - Costs of clinical negligence (PDF) Found: DHSC has asked David Lock KC to advise on how to improve patients’ experience of clinical negligence |
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Oct. 17 2025
Summary - Costs of clinical negligence (PDF) Found: DHSC has asked David Lock KC to advise on how to improve patients’ experience of clinical negligence |
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Parks and Green Spaces APPG Document: Professor Newton's Presentation Slides - APPG March 2021 Found: 12 Images: Karin Bultje; Martin Moss; David Lock Associates; Eibe Play Ltd; Dooquie How do we move from |
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Thursday 11th December 2025
Department of Health and Social Care Source Page: DHSC annual report and accounts: 2024 to 2025 Document: (PDF) Found: In the 10 Year Health Plan we announced David Lock KC will be providing expert policy advice on the |
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Thursday 11th December 2025
Department of Health and Social Care Source Page: DHSC annual report and accounts: 2024 to 2025 Document: (PDF) Found: In the 10 Year Health Plan we announced David Lock KC will be providing expert policy advice on the |
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Thursday 4th December 2025
HM Treasury Source Page: Treasury Minutes progress report – December 2025 Document: (PDF) Found: In the 10 Year Health Plan published on the 3 July, the department announced David Lock KC will be |
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Thursday 4th December 2025
HM Treasury Source Page: Treasury Minutes progress report – December 2025 Document: (PDF) Found: In the 10 Year Health Plan published on the 3 July, the department announced David Lock KC will be |
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Thursday 3rd July 2025
Department of Health and Social Care Source Page: 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future Document: (PDF) Found: Further to this, we have asked David Lock KC to provide expert advice on how we can improve patients |
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Jul. 30 2025
Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street Source Page: 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future Document: (PDF) Policy paper Found: Further to this, we have asked David Lock KC to provide expert advice on how we can improve patients |
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Jul. 03 2025
Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street Source Page: 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future Document: (PDF) Policy paper Found: Further to this, we have asked David Lock KC to provide expert advice on how we can improve patients |
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Jul. 18 2025
Human Tissue Authority Source Page: Human Tissue Authority annual report and accounts: 2024 to 2025 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: March 2027 Andy Greenfield3 1 April 2022 31 March 2028 David Lewis3 1 April 2022 31 March 2028 David Lock |
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Jul. 25 2024
Human Tissue Authority Source Page: Human Tissue Authority annual report and accounts: 2023 to 2024 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Member 1 April 2022 31 March 2025 David Lewis Board Member 1 April 2022 31 March 2025 David Lock |
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Jul. 25 2024
Human Tissue Authority Source Page: Human Tissue Authority annual report and accounts: 2023 to 2024 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Member 1 April 2022 31 March 2025 David Lewis Board Member 1 April 2022 31 March 2025 David Lock |
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Sep. 06 2023
Homes England Source Page: Homes England RFI releases for August 2023 Document: RFI4421: Procurement policy compliance (PDF) Transparency Found: PARK) LLP Crest Nicholson PLC Cushman & Wakefield Cushman & Wakefield Debenham Tie Leung Ltd David Lock |
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May. 26 2023
Homes England Source Page: Homes England Development and Regeneration Technical Services Framework 2023 to 2027 Document: Homes England Development and Regeneration Technical Services Framework 2023 to 2027 (webpage) Guidance and Regulation Found: Services Lot 2 Place-making, masterplanning and design services Allies & Morrison LLP BDP David Lock |
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May. 02 2023
Homes England Source Page: Homes England appoints suppliers to Development and Regeneration and Technical Services Framework Document: Homes England appoints suppliers to Development and Regeneration and Technical Services Framework (webpage) News and Communications Found: The suppliers for lot 2 are: Allies & Morrison LLP BDP David Lock Associates Limited Fabrik Limited |
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Wednesday 9th July 2025
Source Page: Fit for the future: The 10 year health plan for England. CP 1350. 168p. Document: Fit-for-the-Future-10-Year-Health-Plan-for-England.pdf (PDF) Found: Further to this, we have asked David Lock KC to provide expert advice on how we can improve patients |
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Thursday 16th January 2025
Source Page: Ministerial meetings and engagements Document: Ministerial meetings and engagements October to December 2022 (ODS) Found: Lidington Consitutional Series 18/10/22 Cinio/Dinner David Lidington 19/10/22 Cyfarfod/Meeting David Lock |