§ Mr. RobathanTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about defence agency status for the Defence Medical Services' secondary care organisation. [20452]
§ Mr. SoamesFollowing my announcement in the House on 8 December,Official Report, columns 304–305, in which I confirmed the recommendations made by the "Front Line First" medical study, it has been decided that the Defence Medical Services' secondary care organisation is to be considered as a candidate for agency status under the next steps procedures. An entry to this effect will appear in the May 1995 market testing bulletin and I should welcome comments from interested parties. These should be sent by 9 June to Mr. J. P. Green, head of the secondary care agency review team, Ministry of Defence, Room 118, Lacon house, Theobalds road, London WC1X 8RY.