Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what costs have been (a) incurred and (b) committed for future periods for the development and management of the sustainability and transformation plan process for Wolverhampton Clinical Commissioning Group.

Wolverhampton Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is part of the Black Country Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP). The majority of work to date on the STP has been managed through existing staff resources of partner organisations, with a small element of external support being funded from management resources.

Partner organisations are contributing to support multiple programmes and work streams set out in the plan, and staff are working on the STP in addition to their other management roles. As a result, the total cost of developing the STP to date is not held centrally. Plans are currently being drafted outlining the resources and financial commitment needed by the CCG for the development and management of the Black Country STP for the forthcoming financial year.