Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to establish clear and transparent processes for the selection of criteria for the procurement of NHS services.

The Provider Selection Regime assists commissioners with criteria to assess providers of healthcare services when arranging services. NHS England consulted on these criteria in 2021, which were developed with stakeholders in the health and care system. We will provide an update on the delivery of the Provider Selection Regime in due course, which will include provisions to ensure transparency in the procurement of healthcare services. These rules will be subject to Parliamentary scrutiny through the affirmative process before coming into force.