Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she has had recent discussions with NHS England on (a) pay and (b) conditions for NHS contractor staff.
The Secretary of State has not had recent discussions with NHS England with regard to NHS contractor staff.
NHS contractor staff are employed by independent organisations who are free to develop and adopt the terms and conditions of employment, including pay, that best help them attract and keep the staff that they need.