Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many departmental Senior Civil Service away days have taken place in calendar year 2026 to date; in what specific venues; at what cost; and if there was any associated social or team-building activity at public expense.

The Department held one Department-wide Senior Civil Service event in calendar year 2026. This took place in July 2026 at Mary Ward House, London, and cost £14,027. It did not include social or team-building activities. Details of any locally arranged events are not centrally held by the Department and could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.