Question follow-through · 1646
Patients: Transport
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the resilience of outsourced non-emergency patient transport services.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- 15 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 19 May 2026
- Answer
- 1 Jun 2026 · 17 calendar days after tabling
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- Health Services: North East Somerset and Hanham · 26 Jun 2026
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- Social Services: Autism · 28 Aug 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
15 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has made an assessment of the adequacy of the resilience of outsourced non-emergency patient transport services.
19 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Jun 2026
Answer published
Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for their delegated functions, including services contracted to private providers such as non-emergency patient transport schemes (NEPTS). The delegation framework for commissioning in the National Health Serv...
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.
Health Services: North East Somerset and Hanham
26 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce waiting times for elective treatment in North East Somerset and Hanham.
Respiratory Diseases: Health Services
10 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will introduce a respiratory Modern Service Framework.
Social Services: Autism
28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that the development of the National Care Service meets the needs of autistic adults who require long-term social care support.