Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to work with NHS bodies in Cumbria to reduce surgery waiting times.

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust has successfully applied for funding from the Department’s Targeted Investment Fund to reduce waiting lists and increase capacity. The Trust has eliminated waiting times in excess of 104 weeks, is on schedule to remove waiting times of 78 weeks and reduce those waiting more than 52 weeks.