Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what funding is earmarked to support treatment for hepatitis C in 2016.
NHS England is in the process of finalising allocations for its commissioning functions. A budget for hepatitis C will be set as part of the overarching 2016/17 planning process for specialised commissioning. This will be done in line with the national planning guidance and timetable which is due to be announced shortly.