Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to his oral statement of 13 March 2025 on NHS England Update, Official Report, column 1284, what steps his Department plans to take to implement the mandate to NHS England, published on 30 January 2025, after NHS England is abolished.

Ministers will work with the new transformation team at the top of NHS England, led by Sir Jim Mackey, to lead this transformation. NHS England will have to comply with their legislative functions until the transformation is complete, which includes delivery against their mandate objectives.

The abolition of NHS England will strip out the unnecessary bureaucracy and cut the duplication that comes from having two organisations doing the same job. This will streamline processes and empower staff to focus on delivering better care for patients, driving productivity up and getting waiting times down.