§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health on what date the non-executive directors of the Cornwall health trust requested assistance towards the cost of their defence on charges of libel; and what is her Department's response.
§ Dr. MawhinneyOfficials of the National Health Service Management Executive received a letter dated 26 January from the chief executive of the Cornwall Healthcare NHS trust asking that consideration be given to meeting the cost of the legal action against the trust's non-executive directors from central funds. Mr. J. H. Askham has recently been appointed as chairman of the Cornwall Healthcare NHS trust: officials will shortly be discussing with him the way forward for the trust.