Question follow-through · 74838
NHS England
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department has made on the abolition of NHS England.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 3 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 8 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 12 Sept 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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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
3 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent progress his Department has made on the abolition of NHS England.
8 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Sept 2025
Answer published
Following the announcement that NHS England will be abolished as an arm’s length body and replaced by a new Department of Health and Social Care, a transformation programme has been launched, led by Richard Barker as Senior Responsible Officer (SRO).On 26...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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4 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed abolition of NHS England on the provision of central estates.
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Health Services: Staff
4 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of headcount reductions in (a) NHS England, (b) his Department and (c) Integrated Care Boards on the implementation of the 10 Year Health Plan.
NHS Trusts: Waiting Lists
4 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an estimate of the value for money of paying NHS trusts to validate the data on their waiting lists.
Health Services: Standards
4 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many incomplete pathways have been removed as a result of data validation in each month since July 2024.
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4 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many incomplete pathways have been removed as a result of data validation sprint in each month since April 2025.
Health Services: Waiting Lists
4 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance he has issued to (a) NHS England and (b) NHS Trusts to validate their waiting list data.
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
4 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Leader of the House of Lords on when the committee stage of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill will take place.
Hepatitis and HIV/AIDS: Accident and Emergency Departments
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Hepatitis and HIV/AIDS: Accident and Emergency Departments
8 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) positive and (b) negative (i) HIV, (ii) hepatitis B and (iii) hepatitis C tests were performed in emergency departments as part of the opt-out blood-borne virus testing scheme in each
Vaccination: Children
8 Sept 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of children who are not up-to-date with their vaccinations by the demographic characteristics of those children.