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Written question asked by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 December 2015, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 31 December 2015. It was answered by Lord Prior of Brampton (Conservative) on Monday, 21 December 2015 on behalf of the Department of Health.


Hospitals

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government which hospitals (1) the Prime Minister, (2) the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and (3) the Secretary of State for Health, have visited in an official capacity over the last 12 months, and what was the date of each such visit.

Answer

The Prime Minister regularly visits hospitals and health centres and meets with medical professionals. Details of all the United Kingdom official visits which have been made by the Prime Minister are published quarterly. His UK official visits between 1 January 2015 and 31 March 2015 are attached can be found at:

www.gov.uk/government/publications/prime-minister-official-visits-july-2014-to-march-2015

Details of all the official UK visits which have been made by Chancellor of the Exchequer are published quarterly. His official visits between 1 January 2015 and 31 March 2015 are attached and can be found at:

www.gov.uk/government/publications/hmt-ministers-meetings-hospitality-gifts-and-overseas-travel-1-january-to-31-march-2015

The Secretary of State for Health has undertaken the following visits to hospitals in an official capacity since January 2015:

15 January 2015: Luton and Dunstable University Hospital

29 January 2015: Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust

5 February 2015: Colchester Hospital

5 February 2015: Queen's Hospital, Barking, Havering and Redbridge

12 February 2015: Hereford County Hospital

27 February 2015: Buccleuch Lodge - University Hospitals of South Manchester Trust

6 March 2015: Princess Alexandra Hospital

6 March 2015: Lister Hospital

20 March 2015: Dover Hospital

12 June 2015: Papworth Hospital

26 June 2015: Tameside Hospital

17 July 2015: National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery- University College London Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

23 July 2015: Royal Free Hospital

23 July 2015: Whipps Cross Hospital

30 July 2015: Royal London Hospital

9 September 2015: St Thomas Hospital

12 November 2015: Guy's and St Thomas Hospital

7 December 2015: Wrightington Hospital

9 December 2015: University College London Hospital

15 December 2015: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL4601
Session
2015-16
Attachment
HMT Minister's Visits; PM Visits
Subjects
Hospitals Prime Minister Ministers Treasury Domestic visits Department of Health
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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