Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he received representations from NHS staff at Watford General Hospital on the potential requirement for a new hospital during his visit on 6 January 2023.

The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care discussed a range of topics with National Health Service staff relating to health and social care on his visit to Watford General Hospital on 6 January. This included on plans for the new hospital scheme for West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.