Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if she will publish the (a) dates and (b) draft agendas of meetings of committees of NHS England and NHS Improvement scheduled for 2024.

NHS England is required under the Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960 to publish the agenda for its board meetings in advance, and to hold board meetings in public.

NHS England’s board has delegated some of its duties and responsibilities to Board Committees which provide regular assurance and, by exception, escalate issues that merit full board discussion and decision. A list of Board Committees is available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/nhs-england-board/board-governance/

Committee activity is also summarised in the Accountability Report section of NHS England’s Annual Reports and Accounts.