§ Mr. Dempseyasked the Secretary of State for Scotland when he will appoint members of the new area health board for Lanarkshire; and what the timetable is for the new board to submit a scheme for the setting up of local health councils and the approximate date of his approval of them.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellI expect to appoint a substantial proportion of the Lanarkshire health board soon, and I hope that the new board will submit proposals for local health councils in time for these to be approved by April 1974.
§ Mr. Adam Hunterasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what steps he is 53W taking to finalise the arrangements to define the boundaries of area health boards in Scotland.
§ Mr. Gordon CampbellI shall soon make an order under Section 13 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972 defining the areas of health boards.