Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 94448

NHS: Consultants

Tabled: 25 November 2025
Answered: 2 December 2025
Named Day

Question

Helen Morgan

Liberal DemocratNorth Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data he holds on NHS spending on external consultants for (a) compliance and (b) the recovery of Value Added Tax.

Answer

Karin Smyth
My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care does not hold detailed data which can identify consultancy spending for compliance and the recovery of Value Added Tax.