§ Mrs. Jane KennedyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health on how many occasions in the past two years she or her ministerial colleagues met representatives of local authorities to discuss local health matters; on what date such meetings were held; and with which local authorities.
§ Mr. BowisThe level of detail requested could be provided only at disproportionate cost. Ministers meet frequently with individual local authorities and with local authority associations to discuss a very wide range of issues. National health service health authorities liaise with local authorities to discuss local health matters.