Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that over 570,000 women in the UK are currently waiting to access gynaecology services; and what steps they are taking to address gynaecology waiting lists in England.

The latest available data shows that as of January 2022, there were 456,938 women on National Health Service gynaecology waiting lists in England.

To address the backlog in waiting lists, including in gynaecology, we are investing more than £8 billion over the next three years, in addition to the £2 billion Elective Recovery Fund and £700 million Targeted Investment Fund already made available to increase elective activity.

This funding aims to deliver the equivalent of approximately nine million more checks, scans and procedures and 30% more elective activity by 2024/25 compared to pre-pandemic levels, including in gynaecology services.