HC Deb 04 February 1992 vol 203 cc146-7W
Mr. Corbett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health on what date he received a copy of the Matthew trust report on the Press Complaints Commission and BBC regarding media coverage of the mentally disordered and distressed; and whether he will make a statement.

Mr. Dorrell

We received a copy of the report on 15 January 1992. The specific issues which the report raises about the Press Complaints Commission's code of practice and the editorial policy of the BBC are primarily a matter for those bodies.

We have asked the chairman of the Special Hospitals Service Authority to investigate the complaints in the report alleging breach of confidentiality and to take any necessary action.