Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 1 November 2016 to Question 50156, if he will write to the High Weald Havens Clinical Commissioning Group to ask them to inform him of the value of invoices they have received from each trust which has incurred private ambulance costs arising from performance problems with Patient Transport Services provided by Coperforma and arms length driver operatives; and if he will make a statement.

NHS England advises High Weald Havens Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) does not hold information about the value of the invoices of costs incurred by trusts arising from performance problems with Patient Transport Services provided by Coperforma.

NHS England advises that National Health Service trusts that have incurred costs have invoiced Coperforma directly. However, analysis of costs has now been provided by Coperforma Ltd to the CCG. The CCG is working with Coperforma to validate this information and NHS England confirms the CCG will provide this information to the hon. Member in due course.