Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what discussions he has had with Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group, NHS, England, NHS Improvement and Lewisham and Greenwich Healthcare Trust as a result of that clinical commissioning group's decision to propose signing the contract to provide musculoskeletal services with Circle Holdings PLC; and if he will make a statement.

The provision of local health services is a matter for the local National Health Service.

There have been no discussions between Ministers at the Department with Greenwich Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), NHS England, NHS Improvement and Lewisham and Greenwich Healthcare Trust as a result of the CCG's decision to propose signing the contract to provide musculoskeletal services with Circle Holdings PLC.