§ Mr. ChisholmTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will publish Laurence Peterken's review of the Scottish health service central legal office;
(2) what was the remit of Laurence Peterken's review of the Scottish health service central legal office; and what investigations he has carried out.
§ Mr. Stewart[holding answer 20 June 1994]: Mr. Laurence Peterken has been appointed as special projects director reporting to the chief executive of the management executive. His remit is to undertake an organisational and functional review of the divisions which comprise the Common Services Agency. In reviewing the central legal office his fact-finding included interviews with NHS trusts, boards, private solicitors, and senior management of the CSA and CLO. His findings and recommendations in respect of the central legal office have been reported to the chief executive.
Any decision on the future of the central legal office will be a matter for my noble and learned Friend the Minister of State. It is not the practice to publish advice given to Ministers.