§ Mr. McQuarrieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will take steps to make more efficient and quicker the processes of decision-taking in the National Health Service.
§ Mr. John MacKayThe decision announced in my right hon. Friend's reply to the hon. Member for Renfrew, West and Inverclyde (Mrs. McCurley) on 10 November 1983—[Vol. 47, c. 234]—to abolish the district level of management in Scottish Health Boards is intended to contribute to that objective.