Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to paragraph 2.17 of the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, how much funding will be allocated specifically to the NHS workforce; and if he will make a statement.

Following the outcome of the 2021 Spending Review, spending plans for individual budgets, including for Health Education England (HEE) and the National Health Service workforce from 2022/23 to 2024/25 will be subject to a detailed financial planning exercise and finalised in due course. HEE’s budget for 2022/23 will be announced prior to the start of the next financial year.