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 (a) quantities of medical oxygen and (b) number of units of portable gas cylinders used for transporting and administering medical oxygen that were held in stockpiles maintained or overseen by (i) his Department and (ii) NHS England on (A) 31 October 2019, (B) 31 October 2020 and (C) 29 October 2021.

Reserves of medical oxygen and portable gas cylinders are held by gas producing organisations. The Department does not maintain or oversee stockpiles of these items.