Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the NHS will receive financial support for energy costs beyond 31 March 2023.

Public sector bodies, including the NHS, have benefitted from a discount on wholesale gas and electricity through the Energy Bill Relief Scheme (EBRS) over the winter period. The outcome of a HMT-led review to determine support for UK non-domestic energy consumers after March 2023 will be published by the end of 2022.

The Autumn Statement confirmed additional funding for the NHS of £3.3bn in each of the next two financial years in recognition of the additional cost pressures the service is facing, including from energy costs. The Chief Executive of the NHS, Amanda Pritchard, has said that the new funding being made available to the NHS is sufficient to fulfil NHS key priorities and shows the government is serious about its commitments to prioritise the NHS.