Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects the transanal submucosal resection technique to be available for bowel treatment on the NHS.

The use of transanal submucosal resection techniques for bowel treatment on the National Health Service would be a decision for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs). NHS England expects CCGs to take account of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines and local population needs when making commissioning decisions.