§ Mrs. Ann WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what drugs and treatment were given to Patient S, who recently died following the withdrawal of food and drink, between the time when the feeding tube was removed and his death on 16 January.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe Department does not hold confidential personal information of this nature.
§ Mrs. Ann WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health whether a post mortem report has been commissioned in the case of the death of Patient S on Sunday 16 January; whether an inquest will be held into that death; and if she will make it her policy to publish any medical, pathological and other reports compiled in respect of this case.
§ Mr. SackvilleWe understand from my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for the Home Department that a post mortem report has been compiled and that an inquest will be held. The decision whether or not to release information put in evidence at an inquest rests with the relevant coroner.