Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 4 February 2025 to Question 27118 on NHS England: Pay, which posts within NHS East of England are remunerated at the ESM 1 salary band.

Of the 14 roles in the ESM 1 band in NHS East of England, those that are currently filled are:

• Director of Commissioning Finance;
• Director of Nursing - Quality and Transformation;
• Director of Commissioning of Public Health;
• Director of Strategy, Planning and Supply;
• Director of Nursing – Clinical Quality;
• Director of Planned Care and Improvement;
• Director of Digital Transformation; and
• Director of UEC, Emergency Response and Performance.