Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government when they plan to introduce legislation to abolish NHS England and redistribute its functions.

The abolition of NHS England requires primary legislation, and as such is subject to the will of Parliament. We are working with the Leader of the House and business managers to ensure an appropriate schedule that enables us to work towards the two-year delivery timetable already announced.

Until such a time when appropriate changes are made, the Department and NHS England will continue to carry out their respective statutory functions. In the interim, teams will increasingly start working closely together under an interim joint leadership team.