§ 43. Sir Hector MonroTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what response he has had from area health boards on the White Paper on the future of the National Health Service.
§ Mr. RifkindI received an encouraging and positive response at my meetings with health board chairmen, general managers and senior professionals, held at the time of the launch of the White Paper "Working for Patients" (Cm. 555), We shall now be working closely with health boards and others to ensure that the White Paper proposals are effectively implemented.
§ 65. Mr. Norman HoggTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will publish a detailed analysis of the implications of the chapter of the Health Service White Paper "Working for Patients" which relates to Scotland.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythMy right hon. and learned Friend will shortly be issuing to interested parties various working papers giving further details of our proposals for the Scottish Health Service set out in chapter 10 of the White Paper "Working for Patients" (Cm. 555). I shall ensure copies of these are made available in the Library.
§ Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) when he will be publishing working papers detailing the changes resulting in Scotland from the "Working for Patients" White Paper, similar to those issued by the Department of Health;
(2) whether the consultation period on the "Working for Patients" White Paper will be extended in Scotland to take account of the current lack of working papers; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe first in the series of six Scottish working papers will be published shortly. It is intended to complete the consultation process by the end of May, which we regard as a reasonable time scale.