§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Newham, North-West, Official Report, 26th January, column 715, what were the com 402W plex issues which delayed his reply to the hon. Member's communication of 19th November 1977.
§ Mr. MoyleThe issues raised by my hon. Friend touch on the complex problems involved in the provision of health services in London, resulting from the historic concentration of health provision in the capital, the movement of population and the need to rationalise services to enable a fairer distribution of our health service resources. My hon. Friend knows that I am concerned to see a much improved health provision in Newham and that I am aware of local anxiety. I therefore wished to ensure that the reply to my hon. Friend was as informative as possible.