Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how the Independent Review to assess the potential benefits of aligning hospital services in Manchester is being funded; and whether the head of the review, Sir Jonathan Michael, will be remunerated for carrying out that role.

These are matters for the local National Health Service.

The NHS needs to ensure it is delivering the highest quality care and the best clinical outcomes for patients.

Accordingly, the NHS in Manchester has commissioned an independent review of hospital services to identify where changes might be required to ensure consistently high standards of care.