Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 95254
Ophthalmic Services: West Midlands
Tabled: 27 November 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025
Question
Zarah Sultana
Your Party — Coventry South
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Coventry and Warwickshire Integrated Care Board’s decision to end the Minor Eye Care Service and Community Urgent Eyeca
Answer
Stephen KinnockIntegrated care boards are responsible for commissioning decisions and for ensuring that those decisions are supported by a clear evidence base, appropriate engagement, and the necessary impact assessments.