Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to her Oral Answer of 25 January 2023, Official Report, column 993, what steps her Department took to ensure those attending the planned meeting were representative of all those affected by mesh injury; and if she will (a) provide details of those who attended the meeting and (b) publish the minutes of that meeting.

I attended an event to mark the launch of the Patient Safety Commissioner’s 100 days report, which some mesh campaigners also attended. I will meet with these mesh campaigners representing pelvic and rectopexy mesh again on 20 March.

Ministerial meetings are published on GOV.UK at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ministerial-gifts-hospitality-overseas-travel-and-meetings