§ Mr. MillerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps she takes in the event of a dispute between a contractor and an NHS trust to ensure that the trust has acted wholly within the law.
§ Mr. SackvilleWhere a dispute about a national health service contract is referred to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State under section 4(3) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990, my right hon. Friend may either determine the matter or appoint another person to consider and determine it in accordance with the National Health Service Contracts (Dispute Resolution) Regulations 1991.
§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the total numbers of chairpersons and non-executive board members of NHS trusts in England.
§ Dr. MawhinneyI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 16 DecemberOfficial Report, column 817.