Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the Government plans to fund the additional costs of the Agenda for Change pay settlement, announced on 2 May 2023, for (a) staff working in the non-statutory provider sector, (b) NHS staff working on local authority contracts and (c) staff employed through the Additional Role Reimbursement Scheme.

It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.