Written questions by Johnson.

What information his Department holds on the estimated costs of making provisions for transfer schemes of connection with the abolition of the NHS England.

Awaiting answer.

What information his Department holds on the likely cost of abolition of (a) HealthWatch England, (b) Health Service Safety Investigation Body (HSSIB) and (c) the development and enactment of transfer schemes in connection with the transfer of HSSIB’s functions to the Care Quality Commission.

Awaiting answer.

What estimate his Department has made of the cost to public purse of the creation and enactment of transfer schemes in connection with the abolition of the NHS England.

Awaiting answer.

What information his Department holds on the (a) number of hours of worked and (b) actual costs to date, (c) estimated future costs of external consultants in relation to the abolition of (a) HealthWatch England, (b) Health Service Safety Investigation Body (HSSIB), and (c) NHS England.

Awaiting answer.

What information his Department holds on the estimated (a) number and (b) cost of the redundancies due to the abolition of the NHS England; and what information his Department has (c) sent to and (d) received from the Treasury regarding (a) and (b).

Awaiting answer.

Which organisations, bodies, trade unions and other stakeholders have been (a) provided with advance sight of and (b) briefed on the contents of the forthcoming Workforce Plan.

We have undertaken an extensive programme of engagement to support the development the 10 Year Workforce Plan. This has included meeting with trade unions, education partners, Royal Colleges, think tanks, charities and system partners. This engagement has...

What assessment he has made of the potential impact of ICB clustering on patient voice and the efficacy of Local Healthwatch.

The Health Bill, currently before Parliament, proposes abolition of Healthwatch arrangements nationally and locally. This follows the publication of the report by Penny Dash published in July 2025, which concluded that even though there are multiple organ...

What the cost to the public purse has been of the use of external management consultants in the planning and delivery of i) the restructuring of his Department, ii) the abolition of NHS England and

Expenditure on external consultants will be reported in our Annual Accounts in the normal way.

What assessment he has made of the extent of disruption to the development of new services caused by the abolition of NHS England.

The abolition of NHS England is causing no disruption to the development of new services.

What steps his Department is taking to improve early detection of placenta accreta.

Placenta Accreta Spectrum (PAS) is rare, but when it does occur it can cause bleeding that is potentially life-threatening. This is why maternity teams are trained to look for the warning signs and identify women at higher risk early in pregnancy.In 2020,...

How many (a) adults and (b) children received drugs provided free of charge to the NHS for compassionate reasons in each year from 2021 to 2026.

The information requested is not held centrally. Pharmaceutical companies can establish compassionate use or early access programmes through which medicines may be made available to National Health Service patients free of charge ahead of an NHS commissio...

What assessment he has made of the impact of payments for validation on Trusts' willingness to validate waiting lists.

NHS England provided funding to support validation of waiting lists in 2025/26, as part of the Government's plans for a more productive and improved approach to elective care which is better for patients. Effective waiting list validation means trusts hav...

When he plans to publish the NHS workforce plan.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Newton Abbot on 15 June 2026 to Question 7201.

When he plans to bring forward regulations on the (a) colour, (b) shape, (c) flavour and (d) display of (i) vaping and (ii) nicotine products.

It is incredibly worrying that 25% of 11- to 15-year-olds have tried vaping. That is why we are committed to bringing about definitive and positive change to stop future generations from becoming hooked on nicotine. Evidence shows us that vapes appeal to ...

What steps he is taking to reduce incidence of syphilis.

The UK Health Security Agency published a national Syphilis Response Plan in March 2026, which is available at the following link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/syphilis-public-health-england-action-plan/ukhsa-syphilis-response-planThe plan fo...

What assessment he has made of the potential impact of VAT on the provision of free of charge compassionate drugs.

The Government recognises the important role that expanded access programmes can play in enabling patients, particularly those with serious or rare conditions, to access innovative medicines outside routine commissioning arrangements.As with other goods, ...

Which specialised neurology centres currently provide multidisciplinary team assessment and treatment for people with primary progressive aphasia.

This information is not held centrally. The provision of dementia health care services is the responsibility of local integrated care boards (ICBs). We expect ICBs to commission services based on local population needs, taking account of National Institut...

How much funding his Department provided to (a) Healthwatch England and (b) Local Healthwatch in (i) 2023, (ii) 2024 and (iii) 2025.

The following table shows the funding provided for Healthwatch England and Local Healthwatch. The funding shown for Local Healthwatch is only one element of the non-ringfenced funding provided to local authorities for Local Healthwatch, with the larger pr...

What estimate he has made of the potential savings to the public purse of abolishing Healthwatch England and Local Healthwatch.

The potential savings from abolishing Healthwatch England and Local Healthwatch are dependent future policy decisions regarding the approach taken to collecting user experiences post-abolition. Our intention is to place responsibility for listening to pat...

How many and what proportion of patients waited (a) 18 weeks or less, (b) 18 weeks and 1 day, (c) 18 weeks and 2 days, (d) 18 weeks and 3 days, (e) 19 weeks, (f) 20 weeks and (g) 21 weeks from refe

The Department does not hold data for the daily breakdown of waits. The table attached shows a breakdown in the proportion and number of waits for the weekly time periods requested, taken from the Referral to Treatment Waiting Times published statistics f...