Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 118796

NHS: Contracts

Tabled: 9 March 2026

Answered: 18 March 2026

Question

Justin Madders

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department is collecting to monitor progress towards reducing the level of outsourcing in the NHS.

Answer

Karin Smyth

We do not routinely collect data on outsourcing or insourcing arrangements. Outsourcing transactions which involve the creation of new subsidiaries or material changes to existing subsidiaries are reportable to NHS England for review in line with its publ...

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