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NHS: Standards
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England and Integrated Care Board commissioners on the (a) fairness and (b) transparency of Indicative Activity Plans.
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 14 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 24 Apr 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with NHS England and Integrated Care Board commissioners on the (a) fairness and (b) transparency of Indicative Activity Plans.
16 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
24 Apr 2026
Answer published
Indicative Activity Plans (IAPs) are non-binding, forecasted schedules under the NHS Standard Contract that define expected service volumes between commissioners for integrated care boards (ICBs) and providers. In setting these volumes, ICBs and providers...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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