§ Mr. HardyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if in view of the failure of the Trent regional health authority to consult members and others who do not represent or who do not live in Sheffield but who have proper interest and relevant responsibilities in regard to the proposed change. to national health service trust status of the Children's and Western Park hospitals, he will instruct the regional authority to withdraw those proposals and recommence consultations.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyTrent regional health authority has fulfilled the requirement to consult the relevant community health councils and such other bodies and persons as it considers appropriate on these applications. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State made the decision to grant NHS trust status on the basis of all the information available and has taken into account the wide range of views expressed during consultation.