Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on a funding settlement to support the NHS workforce plan.

NHS England is currently developing a long term workforce plan which will be used to inform future Government work on meeting the needs of patients and the National Health Service workforce.

However, the Government recognises that the NHS is under significant pressure, including from the continuing recovery from the impact of the pandemic. The recent autumn statement is making up to £8 billion available for the NHS and adult social care in England in 2024/25. Funding plans will be subject to business and financial planning and investment decisions and plans beyond the current Spending Review period will be subject to the outcome of future Spending Reviews.