Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many meetings the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health has had with James Palmer, Clinical Director for Specialised Commissioning at NHS England since 1 April 2014.

I have had no meetings with James Palmer, Clinical Director for Specialised Commissioning at NHS England since 1 April 2014.

There is regular contact between Departmental officials and Clinical Directors at NHS England, including the Clinical Director for Specialised Commissioning.