NHS: Pay
Lords · Question HL14776 · Tabled 23 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Baroness Shawcross-Wolfson
To ask His Majesty's Government what the cash value is of the productivity and efficiency savings they assumed in their submission to the NHS Pay Review Body for the NHS Agenda for Change staff pay award 2026-27; and whether they assumed those savings cou
Answer
Answered by Baroness Merron, 11 Mar 2026
At the 2024 Autumn Statement, the Government reaffirmed its commitment to a 2% annual productivity growth target for the National Health Service. This is a stretching but essential ambition to ensure the NHS can meet rising demand within a tight financial...