PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Combined Authorities: Health Services (16 July 2015)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether devolution of health commissioning to combined authorities will have any effect on the Government's plan for real terms increases in NHS spending in each year of the current Parliament.

Asked by:
Debbie Abrahams (Labour)

The Government has reaffirmed its commitment to increase health funding each year in this Parliament, in spite of the continuing fiscal challenges. By 2020-21, funding will rise in real terms by at least £8 billion – the amount required to implement the National Health Service’s own plan.

Budgets for 2016-17 will be determined following the forthcoming Spending Review. The Department and NHS England are working closely with Greater Manchester to develop the devolved arrangements that will be implemented for the combined authority from April 2016.

Answered by:
Alistair Burt (Conservative)
21 July 2015