Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Merron on 18 December 2025 (HL12723), whether they have made a decision on whether to ask the National Audit Office to make an assessment of the 10 Year Workforce Plan; and when they expect to publish that plan.

A decision on whether the National Audit Office will be asked to make an assessment of the 10 Year Workforce Plan has not been made. The plan’s modelling will, however, be subject to external scrutiny. The plan will be published in spring 2026.