Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what is the legal relationship between NHS England and the NHS Muslim Network; and how much the NHS spent or committed to spend in supporting the work of the NHS Muslim Network in (1) 2023–24, and (2) 2024–25.

The NHS Muslim Network supports Muslim colleagues, allies, and friends, by providing a forum for Muslim staff to share their experiences and to raise issues faced by this staff group. There is no legal relationship between NHS England and the NHS Muslim Network, and this is the same for NHS England and all staff networks in the National Health Service.

Staff networks are not allocated budgets but can apply for funding to support activities which improve staff experience or patient outcomes. In 2023/24, NHS England spent £2,655 supporting the NHS Muslim Network activities. So far in 2024/25, NHS England has not spent or committed any funding to support the NHS Muslim Network activities.