§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many district health authority amalgamations are already taking place; and if she will list them.
§ Mr. SackvilleMinisters have approved the following nine district health authority mergers to come into effect from 1 April 1993: 333W
- West and East Suffolk District Health Authorities;
- Lewisham and North Southwark, Camberwell and West Lambeth District Health Authorities;
- Brighton, Eastbourne and Hastings District Health Authorities;
- Kingston and Esher and Richmond, Twickenham and Roehampton Health Authorities;
- Aylesbury, Wycombe and Milton Keynes District Health Authorities;
- Hull and East Yorkshire District Health Authorities;
- Grimsby and Scunthorpe District Health Authorities;
- Calderdale, Dewsbury and Huddersfield Health Authorities;
- Pontefract and Wakefield District Health Authorities.