Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to (a) provide funding and (b) establish a national network for the provision of mechanical thrombectomy.

From 2017/18 to 2021/22, total revenue investment in thrombectomy will be £57.8 million, of which £52 million is recurrent. NHS England is developing financial plans following the autumn statement and has committed to supplement local capital investment for the continued expansion of thrombectomy services over the next three years. Thrombectomy is available in 24 centres in England, with two non-neuroscience centres under development to improve access.