Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 29 May to Question 256286 on NHS: Public Appointments, how many NHS posts with salaries above £142,000 are awaiting ministerial sign-off by (a) his Department and (b) HM Treasury.
This information is not held in the format requested.
National Health Service organisations are not required to seek Departmental approval or comment on salaries of less than £150,000.
As at 6 June there are 17 NHS posts with salaries at or above £150,000 awaiting ministerial approval or comment.