Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department retains records on the proposed reconfiguration of local health services.
The Department does not routinely hold records of all proposed service changes.
The provision of services is a matter for local National Health Service organisations, overseen by independent regulators, which must work together ensure that services are safe and meet patient needs. It is right that these matters are addressed at this level where the local healthcare needs are best understood.