Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, on what dates has (a) she, (b) her Ministers and (c) her officials had discussions with representatives of the BMA since 23 December 2023.

I met representatives of the British Medical Association’s (BMA) junior doctors committee on 1 and 5 February 2024. My Rt hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care met representatives of the junior doctors committee and the consultants committee at separate meetings on 8 February 2024. The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health and Women’s Health Strategy met representatives of the general practice committee on 31 January and 27 February 2024. Department officials are in regular contact with BMA representatives, with informal discussions held on most working days in 2024.