Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, how many meetings he has had with the chief executive of NHS England since July 2016.

The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union has not had any meetings with Simon Stevens, the Chief Executive of NHS England, since July 2016. However, the Secretary of State for Health has regular meetings with Mr Stevens on a range of topics, including on preparations for the UK’s Exit from the EU, and Department of Health (DH) officials are working closely with NHS England to prepare for EU exit.

The Department for Exiting the European Union works closely with every department, including DH, to build a detailed understanding of how withdrawal will affect domestic policies and to ensure preparations are being made across government both for a negotiated settlement and for the unlikely scenario in which no mutually satisfactory agreement can be reached.