Health Guidance (Hansard, 20 December 1994)

HC Deb 20 December 1994 vol 251 c1141W 1141W

§ Mr. Gordon Prentice
To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she consulted the Audit Commission before health guidance TEL (94) (2) was issued.

§ Mr. Malone
No. The Audit Commission has responsibility for the external audit of the national health service, and it is not its role to set policy or manage the NHS.