Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Defence Investment Plan on proposals to improve single living accommodation at RAF Waddington.

Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

As set out in the Defence Investment Plan (DIP), the Ministry of Defence is investing £1.4 billion in the modernisation and renewal of Single Living Accommodation (SLA) as part of its commitment to creating a defence estate that better meets the needs of our Armed Forces. This investment will support improvements across the defence estate, including at RAF Waddington, helping to ensure personnel have access to higher-quality living accommodation.

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Defence Investment Plan on Project Meharist.

Answered by Luke Pollard - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)

Planning to deliver Project Meharist is progressing. Following publication of the Defence Investment Plan, the intention remains to deliver this critical Defence capability. The programme will continue to be kept under review to ensure it remains aligned with wider Defence investment priorities and strategic requirements.

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the estimated (a) number and (b) cost of the redundancies due to the abolition of the NHS England; and what information his Department has (c) sent to and (d) received from the Treasury regarding (a) and (b).

Answered by Preet Kaur Gill

An impact assessment on patient safety measures has been undertaken and published alongside the introduction of the Health Bill 2026. This document contains the following impact assessments, including sections on current estimates of transfer costs: Abolishing Healthwatch England and Local Healthwatch; transfer of the Health Services Safety Investigation Body functions into the Care Quality Commission; and Care Quality Commission: extending the statute of limitations. The impact assessment can be viewed at the following link:

https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/4124/publications

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to public purse of the creation and enactment of transfer schemes in connection with the abolition of the NHS England.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Any costs associated with creating and implementing transfer schemes will form part of the overall costs of the DHSC-NHSE Transformation Programme.

Further details on expenditure related to the closure of NHS England will be reported in our Annual Accounts in the normal way.

The Government expects the wider reforms, including the integration of NHS England into the Department, to deliver savings of over £1 billion a year by the end of this Parliament.

Found: Sureena Brackenridge (Labour; Wolverhampton North East) Jodie Gosling (Labour; Nuneaton) Dr Caroline Johnson

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Helen Hayes (Chair); Jess Asato; Jodie Gosling; Dr Caroline Johnson

Found: Watch the meeting Members present: Helen Hayes (Chair); Jess Asato; Jodie Gosling; Dr Caroline Johnson