§ Ms. HoeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish her financial analysis on the capital cost of implementing the recommendations of the Tomlinson inquiry.
§ Dr. MawhinneyWe received Sir Bernard Tomlinson's report on 15 October, and we shall consider its recommendations carefully. We shall publish our proposals for action, and their financial implications, in the new year.
§ Ms. HoeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish the detailed evidence on which Sir Bernard Tomlinson based his view that St. Thomas's and Guy's hospital should merge on to one site without detriment to patient care in south London.
§ Dr. MawhinneySir Bernard Tomlinson's report refers to meetings with more than 1,000 people, and to 127 written submissions. Sir Bernard distilled this material into the strategic report requested by Ministers.