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 8 September 2026 to WPQ 26651, on what date the external evaluation of Advice and Guidance and Single Point of Access processes (a) was commissioned and (b) will report back.

The Strategy Unit has been commissioned to undertake the evaluation of Advice and Guidance and Single Point of Access processes. Further details will be set out in due course, and more information on the unit’s work is available at the following link:

https://www.strategyunitwm.nhs.uk/