Question follow-through · 40743

Health Services: Public Consultation

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse has been of the 11 working groups supporting the development of the 10-Year Health Plan to date.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
24 Mar 2025
Target answer date
26 Mar 2025
Answer
31 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 24 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the cost to the public purse has been of the 11 working groups supporting the development of the 10-Year Health Plan to date.

  2. 26 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 31 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Most members of working groups, including the chairs, were not compensated for their participation in the groups, and took on group membership as part of, or alongside, their usual role. In a small number of cases, where members of the groups brought thei...

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