HC Deb 20 November 1997 vol 301 cc318-9W
Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if his planned White Paper on the future of the NHS will address geographical discrepancies in eligibility for health care services. [16657]

Mr. Milburn

The Government consider that fair access to services on the basis of need is a fundamental principle of the National Health Service. It is central to our plans to replace the internal market.