Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made an assessment of the appropriate size of (a) population, (b) budget and (c) geography to be administered by his proposed Integrated Care Providers; and if he will make a statement.

NHS England launched a 12 week public consultation on the proposed contracting arrangements for integrated care providers on 3 August 2018 which concluded on 26 October. More information is available at the following link:

https://www.engage.england.nhs.uk/consultation/proposed-contracting-arrangements-for-icps/

NHS England will publish a response to the consultation following full consideration of responses and feedback.