Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will review NHS payroll service contracts held by Shared Business Services.

NHS Shared Business Services Ltd (SBS) is a joint venture company owned by the Department and Sopra Steria. It contracts with National Health Service trusts and foundation trusts and other NHS bodies to provide a range of services including finance and accounting services, procurement and human resources and payroll services. SBS wins contracts from NHS bodies by demonstrating value for money in its service offerings to them and we have no plans to review the payroll services carried out by the Company.