Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the assurance process used by NHS England was to ensure governance, probity and value for money in the award of salary increases to the Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group governing body members in 2014-15.

In accordance with NHS England guidance and accounting rules, details of the salaries of Executive, general practitioner and lay members of the Clinical Commissioning Group Governing Body are published annually and follow the nationally prescribed format in the Remuneration Report. This forms part of the Annual Report of the clinical commissioning group which is publically available from the clinical commissioning group website and by request.

Remuneration is set by the Remuneration Committee of the Clinical Commissioning Group in accordance with the Clinical Commissioning Group Constitution and NHS England guidance.

The Department has asked NHS England to look into the remuneration of governing body members at the Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group.