Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government by what date they expect the abolition of NHS England to be completed.

We will deliver on the planned timetable of bringing NHS England back into the Department within two years, a move that will put an end to the duplication of two organisations doing the same job.

The abolition of NHS England requires primary legislation, and as such is subject to the will of Parliament. We are working with the Leader of the House and business managers to ensure an appropriate timetable that enables us to work towards the two-year delivery timetable already announced.