Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, for what reasons his recent assessment of NHS England's performance against the Mandate in 2014-15 did not address NHS England's performance in meeting the requirement contained in the Mandate to ensure that people have access to the right treatment when they need it.

The Secretary of State’s annual assessment of NHS England’s performance in 2014-15 sets out specifically his evaluation of NHS England’s performance in meeting the access standards set out in the NHS Constitution.

In addition, the Secretary of State’s annual assessment sets out that he agrees with NHS England’s own assessment, as set out in its annual report for 2014-15, that it has made good progress against delivering its objectives in the mandate, which includes ensuring that people have the right treatment when they need it.