Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will place in the Library a copy of the terms of reference for the establishment of the NHS Property Board.

The NHS Property Board has been established to provide leadership and strategic direction to the National Health Service on estates matters. The attached document sets out its agreed terms of reference. The NHS Property Board and its constituent members will ensure that local estates plans, supported by the strategic estates planning team, are grounded in local clinical strategies and adaptable to changes in demand. Meetings of the NHS Property Board are held in closed session due to the confidential nature of items discussed.