Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the abolition of NHS England on the (a) planning and (b) delivery of primary care services.

Ministers and senior Department officials are working with the new executive team in NHS England, led by Sir Jim Mackey, to form a new joint centre. As we bring the two organisations together, we will continue to evaluate impacts of all kinds, and will put plans in place to mitigate any identified risks.