§ Mr. MeacherTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he can give information as to who was available to present evidence to the ophthalmic service committee of the Manchester family practitioner committee investigation referred to in his reply to the hon. Member for Oldham West, on 5 July,Official Report, columns 516-17.
§ Mr. MellorThe ophthalmic service committee obtained written evidence from the patients and opticians involved and decided, in accordance with the National Health Service (Service Committees and Tribunal) Regulations 1974, that the investigation could be determined without a hearing.