Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when the national improvement framework for hepatitis C being developed by NHS England and Public Health England is expected to be released.

NHS England is currently reviewing the commissioning strategy for hepatitis C. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is considering the new oral drugs for hepatitis C treatment. Once NHS England has completed its process and NICE has published new treatment guidelines, NHS England, in partnership with Public Health England and the Department, will review the draft Improvement Framework and make amendments where necessary to ensure it is ‘fit for purpose’.