Lord Scriven – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department of Health

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Scriven on 2015-11-30.

To ask Her Majesty’s Government when it was decided that the Chief Executive of NHS England could appear on political debate shows such as Any Questions?, and who made that decision.

Lord Prior of Brampton

NHS England is an independent body established by the Health and Social Care Act 2012. Its Chief Executive, Simon Stevens, decided to accept the invitation to appear on the ‘Any Questions?’ programme several months ago.