Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the findings of the Care Quality Commission in its quality reports on the Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, published in November 2016, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of governance arrangements at that NHS Foundation Trust.

We expect the Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to take the action necessary to meet the requirements identified by the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Commissioners of services, NHS Improvement and the CQC all have responsibility for assessing the adequacy of governance arrangements at the Trust. The CQC will continue to meet the Trust to assess progress, including matters in relation to governance arrangements.