Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the change in the level of NHS England's administration costs since the introduction of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

“Total Administration Costs” spending outturns are reported each year in NHS England’s own Annual Report and Accounts. The following table confirms the figures reported in those accounts:

Therefore, the change in these costs equates to £249 million, a decrease of 13% in cash terms over the three completed financial years.