Integrated Care Boards: Carbon Emissions
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 46102 on Integrated Care Boards: Carbon Emissions, how (a) emission estimates and (b) progress towards net zero will be assessed for integrated care boards that merge.
Answered by Karin Smyth
As part of the necessary changes to support National Health Service recovery, NHS England has indicated that integrated care boards (ICBs) should reduce their running cost allowance by 50%. The Government is supportive of NHS England’s decision and will work with NHS England to make the necessary choices that are needed to get the NHS back on its feet. We expect ICBs to continue to deliver their responsibilities, including the planning and delivery of health and care services.
In this context, ICBs will continue to be required to report an annual summary of progress on the delivery of their green plans to their board, and will publish this in their annual report, including actions taken and planned, with quantitative progress data.
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