Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library (a) agendas and (b) minutes of meetings of the NHS England Industry Council; and if he will make a statement.

The Industry Council was established by NHS England in late 2013 to build a more effective and mutually beneficial relationship with the life sciences industry. The Council met three times in 2014.

Given the informal networking nature of the meetings, we understand that minutes were not taken. Outline programmes were however prepared in advance, detailing the speakers and areas of work to be covered, and these are attached.

NHS England is an independent body which determines its own arrangements for liaison with its stakeholders. NHS England continues to support formal engagement with industry through Department of Health led forums including the Ministerial Industry Strategy Group and the Ministerial Medical Technology Strategy Group.