Health Services: Devolution

(asked on 20th July 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on and (b) assessment he has made of the potential merits of devolving health responsibilities to city-region areas in England.


Answered by
Edward Argar Portrait
Edward Argar
Minister of State (Ministry of Justice)
This question was answered on 1st September 2020

Whilst we do not have a record of any specific discussions, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care regularly discusses a range of issues with Cabinet colleagues.

The Government is committed to local devolution, including in city regions, and is open to new proposals. The Prime Minister has personally championed devolution and has previously set out this Government’s commitment to supporting growth up and down the country.

The Department of Health and Social Care and other national partners, including the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and HM Treasury, are in contact with mayors and officials in combined authorities, such as Greater Manchester, West Midlands, Liverpool City Region and Cambridge and Peterborough around their plans for health and care integration, innovation, and addressing the wider determinants of health.

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