Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 55639
NHS Trusts: Subsidiary Companies
Tabled: 30 May 2025
Answered: 10 July 2025
Question
Tom Hayes
Labour — Bournemouth East
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he is taking steps to retain (a) job numbers and (b) existing terms and conditions when NHS trusts create subsidiary companies.
Answer
Karin SmythContract award decisions in the National Health Service fall directly to individual NHS bodies, who are responsible for running their own procurement exercises. Ministers at the Department do not have general powers in legislation to direct trusts in rela...
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