Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has in place to expand the scope of the MedTech Funding Mandate to cover new products not previously included in the (a) Innovation and Technology Tariff and (b) Innovation and Technology Payment programmes.

At the current time, there are no plans to expand the scope of the MedTech Funding Mandate. To identify medical devices, diagnostics and digital products which are likely to meet the MedTech Funding Mandate criteria, NHSX will regularly review the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s guidance and recommendations. The launch of the fund has been delayed until at least April 2021 due to the suspension of the 2020/21 NHS Standard Contract and the 2020/21 National Tariff Payment System during COVID-19.