Oral Question·Cabinet Office
“What steps his Department is taking to (a) reduce the cost of Government projects and (b) ensure value for money in public spending.”
Tabled: 26 May 2022Answered: 9 June 2022
Answering Minister
the Minister for the Cabinet Office
Answer from Hansard
Karin Smyth
I commend my hon. Friend for her experience in this area. She tempts me to look at amendments in that space, but we do not have plans for that at the moment. The changes we made to NHS England placed the responsibility regarding health inequalities in all our policies firmly at the Secretary of State’s door. I am happy to talk to my hon. Friend about her other ideas on that. The Bill transfers that responsibility to the Secretary of State and we have no plans to make any changes in that area.