Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to provide additional funding to (a) acute, (b) cancer and (c) elective care.

We have committed £8 billion for elective services and increase activity across from 2022 to 2025. The Spending Review in 2021 also announced £5.9 billion to support elective recovery, diagnostics and technology over the next three years. The Elective Recovery Fund also provides £2 billion to aid the recovery of elective and cancer services.

The Targeted Investment Fund of £700 million will also benefit 187 trusts and 785 schemes to expand the number of operating theatres and beds, including new day surgery units and investments in technology.