Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of staff reductions by (1) headcount, and (2) full-time equivalent positions, after the completion of the abolition of NHS England and the restructure of integrated care boards.

The Government is committed to a large reduction in the headcount of the two organisations in order to invest more resources in frontline services. My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care set out the ambition of a 50% reduction over time, and the exact number and process will be agreed following careful design, deliberation, and consultation with staff, as would be rightly expected.

This is in the spirit of treating people fairly and making sure that how these organisations are set up is sustainable for the longer term.