§ Dr. FoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health which of the Nolan principles will not be applied to the appointees to the Citizens Council. [24608]
§ Mr. HuttonThe appointment of members to Citizens Council is a matter for the National Institute for Clinical Excellence, but we would expect the appointment process to be equitable, open and transparent. We understand that the creation of a pool of members will rely on a mixture of open advertisement and then selecting from the electoral register to ensue that there is a cross-section of society in the membership. We believe this process would satisfy the Nolan principles.