NHS England: Procurement
Commons · Question 66356 · Tabled 9 Jul 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 22 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of working with commercial suppliers whose senior leadership have expressed overt political affiliations on the reputation of NHS England.
Answer
Answered by Karin Smyth, 22 Jul 2025
Commercial contracts awarded by the Department, NHS England, or other National Health Service bodies are held with a company rather than individuals.NHS bodies set their own policies on how to award contracts, but they must do so in line with the law, spe...