Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they will ensure that, following the abolition of NHS England, responsibility for the commissioning of transplant services in the NHS will become the direct responsibility of the Department of Health and Social Care.

NHS England is the national commissioner for all solid organ transplant services, excluding renal transplant services, which were delegated to integrated care boards (ICBs) from April 2025 as part of a wider programme of work to delegate to ICBs. Further information on this delegation is available on the NHS.UK website, in an online only format. As part of the ongoing work to integrate NHS England’s functions into the Department, future plans are being considered for specialised services, such as transplantation, for which NHS England is currently accountable. This work will take account of Organ Utilisation Group recommendation 12, which highlights the ongoing need for robust national level oversight of transplant services. Further information on the Organ Utilisation Group is available on the NHS.UK website, in an online only format.