§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on care values in the NHS.
§ Mr. SackvilleI understand the question refers to core values. The core purpose of the national health service is to secure through the resources available the greatest possible improvement in the physical and mental health of the people of England by promoting health, preventing ill health, diagnosing and treating injury and disease and caring for those with long-term illness and disability.