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HL HL13630
Health Services: Negligence
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15 January 2026
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Summary
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 18 December 2025 (HL12801), when they will publish the advice to ministers by David Lock KC on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence.
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15 January 2026
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 18 December 2025 (HL12801), when they will publish the advice to ministers by David Lock KC on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence.
Source: Lords
22 January 2026
Answer
David Lock KC is providing expert policy advice on the rising legal costs of clinical negligence and how we can improve patients’ experience of claims. The review is ongoing, following initial advice to ministers and the recent National Audit Office repor...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-01-15/HL13630
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1872052
- uk · wq-1872052 · source updated 22 January 2026