HC Deb 09 December 1997 vol 302 c537W
26. Mrs. Butler

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what action he plans to take to increase co-operation between purchasers and providers in the National Health Service. [18255]

31. Mr. Frank Cook

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what action he is taking to overcome fragmentation between trusts and health authorities in the NHS. [18260]

Mr. Milburn

The White Paper on the National Health Service sets out our plans to replace the fragmentation and competition of the internal market which we inherited with co-operation and a single National Health Service.