§ Mrs. PeacockTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many medical negligence claims have been made against NHS hospitals and NHS trust hospitals in each of the last eight years; what was the cost of those claims for each year, including(a) compensation legal costs and (b) fees paid to doctors for medical opinions; and what was the average time taken from commencement of complaint to settlement.
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§ Dr. MawhinneyI refer my hon. Friend to the replies I gave the hon. Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) on 14 March at columns537–38 and on 10 May at columns 84–85.