§ Mr. Goldingasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether he will take steps to ensure that full consultation takes place with local bodies, and time allowed for public discussion, before plans for the development of the hospital service in North Staffordshire are approved.
§ Mr. CrossmanI am concerned by the time which is being consumed in coming to a decision. Nevertheless I am now giving personal attention to this problem and will make sure that local demands are not unnecessarily overridden.