§ Mr. EtheringtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will list, by each district health authority in England and Wales, the average value of negligence cases brought by patients successfully concluded in each year since 1985;
(2) if she will list, by each district health authority in England and Wales, the total number of successful negligence cases brought by patients against the district health authorities for each year since 1985, indicating the number resolved incorporating secrecy clauses.
§ Dr. MawhinneyI refer the hon. Member to the replies I gave the hon. Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) on 14 March at columns537–38 and on 10 May at columns 84–85. Information relating to Wales is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.