Question follow-through · 111652

Integrated Care Boards: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many ICBs have Activity Management Plans in place.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
9 Feb 2026
Target answer date
11 Feb 2026
Answer
13 Feb 2026 · 4 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 9 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many ICBs have Activity Management Plans in place.

  2. 11 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    NHS England does not hold this information centrally. Integrated care boards have contractual powers to manage activity by providers, which were enhanced in 2025/26 with central support for setting and managing activity. The NHS Standard Contract includes...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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