§ Baroness Noakesasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the statement made by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath that there will be a university representative on the boards of strategic health authorities (HL Deb, 29 April, col. 509), whether those board members will be appointed by the National Health Service Appointments Commission and have the same corporate responsibilities as other members of the boards; and, if not, how they will distinguish the approach to university representative members of strategic health authorities from that of patients' forum members of National Health Service bodies as set out by the Minister, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, on 30 April (HL Deb, cols. 589–90). [HL4282]
§ Lord Hunt of Kings HeathUniversity members of strategic health authorities will be appointed by the National Health Service Appointments Commission and will be full members of the board on which they serve with the same corporate responsibilities as other non-officer board members.