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Question for Department of Health and Social Care

UIN 63405, tabled on 27 June 2025

Question

Calum Miller
Liberal Democrat
Bicester and Woodstock
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has had discussions with (a) NHS England and (b) local Integrated Care Boards on the impact of rent under-valuation by the Valuation Office Agency.

This answer is the replacement for a previous holding answer.

Answer

Stephen Kinnock
Labour
Aberafan Maesteg
Commons

Answered on

3 July 2025

NHS England and the Valuation Office work collectively on a practical level to provide support to integrated care boards in instances where rental levels for new primary care investments are deemed insufficient or unviable, and jointly test options and variation of terms to create financial viability, where possible.

There is no under-valuation presented by the District Valuer Service, as rents are assessed based on Current Market Rent and are relative to comparable value-significant attributes and evidence within the market.

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