Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 93637
NHS: Finance
Tabled: 24 November 2025
Answered: 1 December 2025
Question
John McDonnell
Labour — Hayes and Harlington
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what estimate he has made of how much the NHS budget will need to grow to keep pace with patient need, drug prices, inflation and private finance debt in each of the next five years.
Answer
Karin SmythThe financial pressures and the cost of new commitments for the National Health Service are analysed as part of the Spending Review process. The outcome of the most recent Spending Review is given in the policy paper Spending Review 2025, which is availab...
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