§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many times in each month of the current year he has met personally the heads of the agencies which report to him to discuss the work of those agencies. [39849]
§ Mr. SackvilleMy right hon. friend the Secretary of State meets the chief executives of my Department's agencies as and when a specific need to do so arises. Since July, my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has held one such meeting.