Question follow-through · 102339
Integrated Care Boards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to help ensure that smaller systems, such as Gloucestershire, will not lose visibility or influence within larger merged ICBs that include urban centres.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 2 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 6 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 6 Jan 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Health and care
- Long Covid: Health Services · 13 Jan 2026
- Long Covid: Clinics · 13 Jan 2026
- Long Covid: Health Services · 13 Jan 2026
- Care Quality Commission: Gloucestershire · 22 Jan 2026
- Care Homes: Fees and Charges · 21 May 2026
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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
2 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to help ensure that smaller systems, such as Gloucestershire, will not lose visibility or influence within larger merged ICBs that include urban centres.
6 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
6 Jan 2026
Answer published
Across larger integrated care board (ICB) footprints there will be a renewed focus on the local level as part of our commitment to deliver care closer to home. As outlined in our 10-Year Health Plan, neighbourhood health plans will be created, including f...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Long Covid: Health Services
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Long Covid: Clinics
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Long Covid: Health Services
13 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data his Department holds on patient outcomes for those with Long-Covid following the closure of dedicated services; and how many former Long Covid patients are being supported through ME/CFS
Care Quality Commission: Gloucestershire
22 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the Care Quality Commission’s inspection capacity in Gloucestershire; and what steps are being taken to help ensure that people in (a) Sou
Care Homes: Fees and Charges
21 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the increase in employers' National Insurance contributions on care home fee rises for self-funders.
Care Homes: Fees and Charges
21 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to protect self-funders from care home fee increases that exceed inflation.
Social Services: Finance
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General Practitioners: Contracts
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General Practitioners: Contracts
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Doctors: Insurance
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General Practitioners: Contracts
29 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if implementation of the mandatory Advice and Guidance requirement in GP referral pathways will be paused pending the publication of the Health Services Safety Investigations Body's interim report
Diabetes: Medical Equipment
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