HC Deb 18 March 1994 vol 239 cc886-7W
Ms Primarolo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans she has to introduce a regulatory body for the NHS.

Dr. Mawhinney

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has statutory responsibility for the functions delegated to national health service authorities and trusts. Furthermore, the chief executive of the NHS Management Executive, as accounting officer for the national health service, is accountable to Parliament through the Public Accounts Committee. There is no justification for introducing a further regulatory body for the National Health Service.