Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Autumn Statement 2022, published on 17 November 2022, CP 751, in what areas the additional £3.3 billion of funding for the NHS will be spent.

The additional £3.3 billion in each of the next two financial years will support the National Health Service in England to respond to significant financial pressures, including inflation. The NHS resource budget will now increase to £165.9 billion in 2024/25 and will improve emergency, elective and primary care performance, introduce reforms to support the workforce and improve long term performance in the health system.