Question follow-through · 114245

NHS: Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to extend the 2024-25 NHS pay settlement for staff aligned to Agenda for Change to social enterprises delivering NHS-funded services; and what assessment he has made of

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
20 Feb 2026
Target answer date
24 Feb 2026
Answer
18 Mar 2026 · 26 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 20 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to extend the 2024-25 NHS pay settlement for staff aligned to Agenda for Change to social enterprises delivering NHS-funded services; and what assessment he has made of

  2. 24 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 18 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    This specific assessment has not been made.Independent organisations commissioned by the National Health Service in England, such as general practices or social enterprises, are free to develop and adapt their own terms and conditions of employment, inclu...

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