Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the NHS Long Term Plan and NHS Planning Guidance commitments for 2019-20, what progress his Department has made against the commitment to continue to implement existing commitments in the Five Year Forward View and national strategies for (a) cancer, (b) mental health, (c) learning disability, (d) general practice and (e) maternity; and if he will make a statement.

As set out in the NHS Long Term Plan an Implementation Framework will be published shortly which will set out the next steps the National Health Service will take to deliver the commitments on cancer, mental health, learning disability, general practice and maternity and the national activity and support available to systems.

The Implementation Framework will assist systems, who will build on the engagement already taking place across the country, in developing their strategic Long Term Plan implementation plan over the summer. NHS England and NHS Improvement will then publish a national implementation plan in the autumn.