§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what proposals he has to advertise the posts of chairman or chairwoman of future national health service trusts.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesPresent practice is that appointments such as these are not normally advertised.
§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many respondents were(a) in favour of and (b) against the establishment of the three national health service trusts proposed in Gwent.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe information is as follows:
In support Opposed Undeclared South Gwent Acute Unit 3 17 8 Gwent Community and Mental Health Unit 5 12 8 Powys, Gwent and South Glamorgan Ambulance Services 1 22 11 The views expressed were taken into account alongside other assessments of the applications and their individual merits.