Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department holds a minute of the meeting on 21 May 2021 between the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Innovation, Lord Farmer, RK Trinity and Virgin Care on the Health and Care Bill, including Integrated Care Boards/Integrated Care Partnerships; in what capacity Lord Farmer attended that meeting; who attended the meeting on behalf of RK Trinity and Virgin Care; whether Departmental officials were present; and who instigated that meeting.

The Department holds minute of the meeting on 21 May 2021. Departmental officials were present at this meeting. Richard Comerford of Virgin Health was also in attendance at the request of Lord Farmer. The meeting was instigated by Lord Farmer to discuss his work on family hubs and how integrated care boards and integrated care partnerships could facilitate family help services.