§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what is the circulation list for the draft copies of the Trethowan Report now in circulation; how many bodies giving evidence to the committee have in fact received a copy of the draft report; and what has been the principle in choosing those to whom it should be circulated.
§ Mr. EnnalsShortly after the Trethowan Sub-Committee of the former Standing Advisory Committee on Mental Health completed its report in 1975 its secretary, in accordance with normal procedure, arranged its circulation to three related committees, the Standing Medical Advisory Committee, the Standing164W Nursing Advisory Committee, and the Central Health Services Council, in order that they had the opportunity to express views which my predecessor could consider at the same time as the report of the Sub-Committee. The Sub-Committee's secretary will similarly send copies of the report to all the bodies which gave evidence to the Sub-Committee, at the time the report is published.
I have considered the report and propose to issue it with a covering NHS circular commending to health authorities those recommendations with no significant cost implications. Normal consultation with NHS bodies on the terms of the circular is in progress, and as part of this process copies of a draft circular and of the report itself have been circulated in confidence to members of the Health Care Policies Consultation Panel, the Joint Consultant's Committee, and the Staff Side of the PTA Whitley Council Committee A. Copies have also been sent in confidence to the British Psychological Society.