Question follow-through · 38497
NHS England
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what independent bodies are part of NHS England.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 14 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 18 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 26 Mar 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
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Votes on this topic
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading · 11 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1 · 8 Sept 2026
- Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143 · 8 Sept 2026
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Recorded timeline
14 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what independent bodies are part of NHS England.
18 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Mar 2025
Answer published
NHS England is currently an executive non-departmental public body which is sponsored by the Department. In the last 10 years, NHS England has taken on the functions of what were once separate arm’s length bodies, including NHS Improvement, NHS Digital an...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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