HC Deb 03 December 2002 vol 395 cc769-71W
Ms Oona King

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will introduce a pilot scheme of the delayed hospital discharge fines from 1 April 2003. [83494]

Jacqui Smith

The Department has set up a reimbursement implementation team to work alongside its change agents team with a number of health and social care agencies around the country. They will be examining how best any barriers to implementation can be overcome. Their work will inform the drafting of detailed regulations and guidance on this.