Question follow-through · 20773

NHS: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 16662 on NHS: Public Consultation, what the total budget is for deliberative engagement in the 2024-25 financial year.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
17 Dec 2024
Target answer date
19 Dec 2024
Answer
31 Dec 2024 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 16 December 2024 to Question 16662 on NHS: Public Consultation, what the total budget is for deliberative engagement in the 2024-25 financial year.

  2. 19 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 31 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    Following an invitation to tender competition process, we appointed Thinks Insight, Kaleidoscope Health and Care, and IPPR to support us to run the 10-Year Health Plan engagement exercise. The awarded value of the contract is up to £2.96 million, and incl...

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