§ Miss Quennellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services when he held discussions with the National and Local Government Officers Association on the transfer of local health authority staff arising out of National Health Service reorganisation; and why no decisions on the results of these meetings have yet been issued.
§ Sir K. JosephThere has been regular consultation with the Staff Side, on which NALGO is represented, on all aspects of National Health Service organisation which affect staff. I met representatives of the association on 29th November for222W a discussion of all matters currently of concern to the staff of the merging services, and I am sending my hon. Friend a copy of the letter I wrote to them after the meeting.