Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he expects the next round of discussions between NHS pay review bodies and health unions.

The Pay Review Bodies (PRBs) consider evidence submitted to them from a range of stakeholders, including from trade unions, before making recommendations on the level of annual pay awards. Some trade unions have chosen not to submit evidence.

The Department has published its written evidence to the PRBs, setting out its evidence for 2025/26 across a wide range of areas such as recruitment, retention, motivation, and morale.

Oral evidence sessions are due to take place in January and February 2025. We expect to receive reports from the PRBs in the spring.