Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which hon. Members have (a) Ministers and (b) officials in his Department met to discuss the geographical configuration of Integrated Care Systems.

NHS England’s regional teams have led on engagement with affected areas including National Health Service organisations and local authorities as part of the integrated care system (ICS) boundary review. This review specifically focussed on areas where ICS and local authority boundaries are not aligned.

Additionally, I have met with the hon. Members for Bassetlaw (Brendan Clarke-Smith MP), Barnsley Central (Dan Jarvis MP), Bracknell (James Sunderland MP), Slough (Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi MP), Windsor (Adam Afriyie MP), Harwich and North Essex (Sir Bernard Jenkin MP), Waveney (Peter Aldous MP), Colchester (Will Quince MP), Thurrock (Jackie Doyle-Price MP), High Peak (Robert Largan MP) and the Rt hon. Members for Harlow (Rt hon. Robert Halfon MP), Epping Forest (Rt hon. Dame Eleanor Laing MP) and Maidenhead (Rt hon. Mrs Theresa May MP).

All representations made to the Department through these meetings as well as formal correspondence were considered before a final decision was made regarding ICS boundaries.