Written questions

Health Services: Children

Commons · Question 123727 · Tabled 25 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 14 Apr 2026

Question

Asked by Kim Johnson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of whether current NHS funding allocations adequately reflect the health needs of children living in areas of high deprivation and inequality.

Answer

Answered by Sharon Hodgson, 14 Apr 2026

NHS England is responsible for funding allocations to integrated care boards (ICBs). NHS England takes advice on the underlying formula from the independent Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation. The formula takes account of population, age, need, and...