Urgent Question on NHS Commissioning Board
5 March 2013
Shadow Secretary of State for Health, Andy Burnham, asked an urgent question in the House of Commons on the NHS Commissioning Board and the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) Regulations, on Tuesday 5 March 2013.
The Minister of State for the Department of Health, Norman Lamb, responded to the question on behalf of the Government.
- Watch Parliament TV: NHS Commissioning Board
- Read Commons Hansard: NHS Comissioning Board
- Legislation.gov.uk: The National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) Regulations 2013 (external website)
Urgent questions
At times MPs may want to put an urgent question to a Minister. If a matter of public importance has arisen, which an MP believes requires an immediate answer from a government minister, they may apply to the Speaker to put forward such a question.
The relevant government department would be informed at once. If the Speaker agrees, the question will be asked after that day’s Question Time.
Once the MP has asked the main question, they are allowed to ask a supplementary question. Other MPs will then be called to ask further questions on the same subject.