§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will introduce legislation to protect the consumer against the setting up of unrepresentative or bogus trade associations.
All specialties Acute sector Surgical acute Year Average length of stay Percentage day cases Average length of stay Percentage day cases Average length of stay Percentage day cases 1989–90 18.5 13.5 6.2 16.6 5.4 21.1 1990–911 15.6 14.4 6.0 17.7 4.8 22.7 1991–922 13.0 16.6 5.7 20.4 5.0 25.8 1 Provisional. 2 Preliminary estimate.
§ Mr. MorleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the NHS trusts that came into effect from April 1993 which have held no meetings of the board in public.
§ Dr. MawhinneyI refer the hon. Member to the reply that the Under-Secretary of State my right hon. Friend the Member for Bolton, West (Mr. Sackville) gave him on 25 April at columns65–66. No public meeting is required for such trusts before 30 September 1994.