HL Deb 27 September 2000 vol 616 cc186-7WA
Earl Howe

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Answer by the Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 29 February (WA 65–66), what steps they are taking to ensure that their advice on the structure and content of the annual reports on the new regional specialised commissioning arrangements is followed and that performance of these arrangements can be seen to be measured consistently throughout the National Health Service; and [HL3671]

Whether they will circulate to relevant user organisations and disability charities their advice on the structure and content of (a) the annual reports on the new regional specialised commissioning arrangements; and (b) the annual report of the National Specialist Commissioning Advisory Group; how they propose to disseminate the findings of these reports; and when they expect to place copies of the reports in the Library or the House. [HL3672]

Lord Hunt of Kings Heath

The annual reports for the new regional specialised commissioning arrangements have all been drawn up in line with a consistent structure and will be published locally in mid-September. The lessons learnt will be summarised in the annual report of the National Specialist Commissioning Advisory Group which is due to be published in early October. Both reports will be widely disseminated locally and copies will be placed in the Library.

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