§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the categories of information relating to the national health service of which her Department has discontinued publication since 9 April; and if she will make a statement.
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§ Mr. SackvilleThere are no categories of information for which publication has been discontinued since 9 April.
The need for the national health service to provide information to the Department of Health is under review. If information which is currently provided is clearly identified as being unnecessary for the management of the health service, that burden will be lifted from the national health service. A consequence of this would be that the information would no longer be available for central publication.