Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 113815

NHS: Facilities Agreements

Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 13 March 2026

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

ConservativeThirsk and Malton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to pages 92 and 96 respectively of NHS England's annual report and accounts 2024-25 and 2023-24, if he will set out the business case for the increase in (a) facility time headcount

Answer

Karin Smyth
The increased facility time in 2024/25 noted in NHS England’s Annual Report and Accounts was due to NHS England undergoing organisational change. This followed the transfers of Health Education England and NHS Digital into NHS England, which required form...

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