HC Deb 26 June 1990 vol 175 cc165-6W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make it his policy to advise district health authorities in England and Wales to take full account of the reports of the maternity services advisory committee when drawing up contracts for the maternity services.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

The maternity services advisory committee reports remain the basis of our policies for the delivery of maternity services. They should be used by health authorities to help them draw up contract specifications for these services. There is evidence that this is already happening.