Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will request that NHS England clarify the mechanisms available for manufacturers of medical technologies to appeal against a negative specialised service commissioning policy decision.

There is no formal appeals process. All stakeholders - including manufacturers, patients and patient groups - are invited to submit their views on proposed commissioning polices via a process of public consultation, the outcome of which is considered by the Clinical Priorities Advisory Group when it meets to form recommendations to NHS England on whether a proposed policy should be commissioned.

Decisions that are made can be reconsidered at a later date when new evidence is presented.