Dr. Tony WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the public consultation exercises on policy matters carried out by his Department and its agencies in each of the last five years; who was consulted and by what means; how responses were analysed; how and in what form the results were transmitted to those responsible for the consultation; how the results of the consultation were published; and what analysis has been carried out of the extent and nature of policy changes resulting from the consultation. [106299]
§ Yvette CooperThe Department is fully committed to public consultation, and a great many consultative exercises are carried out by the Department and throughout the NHS. However, I regret that the information sought is not collated centrally on a regular basis and an answer could be provided only at disproportionate cost.