§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list those areas or localities where no monitoring system for deputising services exist at present and those areas or localities whose monitoring effectiveness falls short of his present standards.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeProfessional advisory committees have been established in every area where a deputising service is in operation and at the moment it is their function to advise family practitioner committees on the professional and ethical aspects of such services. The information which they make available varies from one committee to another. I am considering how to strengthen present monitoring arrangements.