Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he will publish the response to the public consultation on the NHS National Tariff Payment System 2015-16.

In accordance with section 118(1) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012, Monitor is required to send a notice of the proposals for the National Tariff to all licensed providers and unlicensed providers who provide NHS healthcare services where there is a proposed national price. These providers may comment on any of the policy proposals that are contained in the consultation notice and, in particular, may object to any method proposed under section 118(3)(b) of the Act.

It is currently Monitor’s intention to release this notice at the end of October. Responses to this consultation will be released along with the final tariff publication.