HC Deb 28 April 2003 vol 404 c289W
Jon Trickett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures he will take to ensure that the recommendations of the Prostate Cancer Advisory Group will be implemented at Primary Care Trust level. [109913]

Ms Blears

The overall remit of the prostate cancer advisory group is to facilitate collaboration between the Department of Health, the voluntary sector, patient and professional groups and to advise Ministers, the National Cancer Director and the Department of Health on the development of policy on prostate cancer. Ministers will then make final decisions on the direction of national health service policy.