Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their assessment of the finding by <i>The Times</i> and the British Medical Journal that the board of a Clinical Commissioning Group in Birmingham awarded a £1.7 million contract to a company in which a number of its board members were shareholders or held a senior position.

We are aware of the reports in The Times and The British Medical Journal.

Birmingham South Central CCG has provided assurances that it has robust and transparent governance arrangements in place that are in line with NHS England guidelines.