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 implementation framework system support offer, what criteria will be used to determine which areas receive transformation funding to develop, test and deliver new approaches to care.

It is for NHS England and NHS Improvement national and regional teams to determine jointly the allocation approach, criteria and process for the distribution of transformation funding to develop their five-year strategic plans.