§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the proposals to provide general practitioner out-of-hours health care, and the process of public consultation in Mid Glamorgan and in Wales. [11729]
§ Mr. RichardsThe agreement reached last year between the Government and the British Medical Association provides the opportunity for GPs to organise their emergency out-of-hours services in ways that will maintain and improve patient services.
400WThe arrangements for implementing the agreement at a local level rests with the relevant family health services authority.