§ Mr. Nicholas WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her answer of 18 March,Official Report, column 890, if she will indicate the number of full days per week, month and year which Sir Donald Wilson is expected to commit to his responsibilities as chairman of the Mersey regional health authority; where information about Sir Donald's attendance record is held; if she will request copies of that attendance record, and those of all chairmen of regional health authorities; and if she will make it her policy in future to hold centrally such information.
§ Dr. MawhinneySir Donald Wilson was recently appointed as chairman of North West regional health authority and non-executive regional policy board member for that region. We have every confidence that he will fulfil these responsibilities with distinction and we have no intention of requiring him, or other non-executive members of the policy board, to report their daily involvement upon national health service business.