Question follow-through · 107879
NHS: Contracts
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with private contractors working in the NHS on paying staff the same rates as equivalent NHS staff.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 22 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 27 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 28 Jan 2026 · 6 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
22 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with private contractors working in the NHS on paying staff the same rates as equivalent NHS staff.
27 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Jan 2026
Answer published
There have been no specific discussions on this with private contractors working in the National Health Service.Independent organisations commissioned by the NHS in England, such as general practices or social enterprises, are free to develop and adapt th...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Social Services: Standards
3 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of social care standards across England; and what steps he is taking to support greater consistency of care provision.
Social Services: Standards
3 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to consider the development of national standards for adult social care in England.
Allergies: Drugs
26 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that patients with known medical intolerances are able to be dispensed medication that is appropriate for their allergy.
Respiratory Diseases
5 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of trends in the level of (a) respiratory disease and (b) the number of emergency hospital admissions for respiratory conditions in (a) Ashford constituency,
Hormone Replacement Therapy
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that patients are able to continue to receive hormone replacement treatment if there is an interruption to their shared care agreement.
Written question 30276
15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many displaced care workers there were in a) Kent, b) the South East and c) England on the most recent date for which figures are available.
Written question 30277
15 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of extending the international recruitment regional fund beyond the end of this financial year.