Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure that the rising cost of energy bills do not negatively impact (a) patient safety and (b) services in NHS (i) hospitals and (ii) community services.

Through the Energy Bill Relief Scheme, the Government will provide a discount on wholesale gas and electricity prices for all non-domestic customers, including public sector organisations in the National Health Service. This will be equivalent to the Energy Price Guarantee in place for households.

NHS England have released a further £1.5 billion to NHS integrated care systems to manage the rising costs of energy and inflation. Local integrated care boards will determine how this funding will be used in hospitals and community services.