Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the arrangements in NHS acute hospitals in England for providing estates and engineering cover outside normal working hours; and whether his Department holds information on the number or proportion of acute hospitals that operate a formal engineering on-call or standby rota.

Data is not collected centrally. National Health Service organisations are locally responsible for the management and organisation of their engineering services based on the type, extent, and relevant risks involved. This needs to be consistent with health and safety legislation which requires organisations to identify and manage risks arising from the failure of critical building and engineering systems. Guidance is provided to them to ensure their local arrangements meet national standards.