Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 89791
Department of Health and Social Care: Public Consultation and Reviews
Tabled: 11 November 2025
Answered: 24 November 2025
Question
Blake Stephenson
Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an estimate of the cost to the public purse of (a) consultations and (b) reviews conducted by his Department since 4 July 2024.
Answer
Karin SmythConsultations and reviews form part of everyday policymaking in the Department, making it impossible to disaggregate a figure for salary costs specifically relating to consultations. Therefore, the information requested is not held.