HC Deb 25 June 2002 vol 387 c845W
Ms Shipley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement about the appointment of design champions with NHS trusts. [59857]

Mr. Lammy

My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State appointed my noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (the Lord Hunt of Kingsheath) as the Ministerial Design Champion for the Department. My noble Friend wrote to all national health service trusts including primary care trusts on 16 May 2002, asking the chair to nominate a design champion accountable to the trust board. The nominated design champion will take the lead in ensuring that capital schemes reflect the principles of good design at every stage of the procurement process.