§ Mr. CotterTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when he will reply to the letters from the hon. Member for Weston-Super-Mare of 10 May 2000 and subsequent reminders regarding waiting times for neurological tests at Frenchay hospital. [150796]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 15 February 2001]: A reply to the hon. Member's letter was sent on 9 April 2001.
I apologise for the unacceptable delay in replying to the hon. Gentleman's correspondence and previous parliamentary question. I know the Department's Permanent Secretary/Chief Executive of the National Health Service has written to the hon. Member apologising for the unacceptable delay in replying to his correspondence.