Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of the cost to the NHS of missed GP appointments in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) England in each of the last three years; and what steps his Department is taking to reduce the number of missed GP appointments in those areas.

No specific estimate has been made. Local National Health Service organisations and general practitioner practices have arrangements for preventing and dealing with missed appointments. These include using text message or email reminders, online cancellation forms and online appointments for patients who do not require a physical examination.