Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what assessment he has made of the sufficiency of transitional/transformational funding for Greater Manchester health and social care devolution.

This is a matter for NHS England. Within its overall transformation resources NHS England has made an allocation of £450 million to Greater Manchester. Under the accountability arrangements established in its devolution agreement, the Greater Manchester Strategic Partnership Board will oversee the deployment of this funding to deliver the major change programme set out in its Health and Social Care Strategic Plan.

The Department and other national partners will continue to work with and support the National Health Service in Greater Manchester as the plans for its health and social care system are realised.

The Government welcomes the progress that has already been made.