§ Mr. CarringtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress Professor Sir Bernard Tomlinson is making in his inquiry into London's health services.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe Tomlinson inquiry is making good progress and is on course to report in the early autumn. To ensure that our decisions on its recommendations are acted upon decisively and rapidly, I will, in consultation with my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Education, establish a special unit to implement our decisions and to help manage the process of change. The special unit will be part of the National Health Service Management Executive. I will give further details when the Tomlinson inquiry reports.