HC Deb 18 December 1997 vol 303 c324W
Mr. Truswell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the role of community health councils within the framework set out in his NHS White Paper. [20699]

Mr. Milburn

Community Health Councils have an important role in representing their local population's views in the health service and in providing information and advice to the public.