§ Mr. AllanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list, for each of the last four years, all departmental
Date of establishment Name of chairman Departmental Inquiries Inquiry into the London Ambulance Service 10 October 1994 William Wells Committee of Inquiry into the Personality Disorder Unit, Ashworth Special Hospital 7 February 1997 His Honour Peter Fallon QC Inquiry into the former paediatric cardiac surgery service at the Bristol Royal Infirmary1 Not yet established Professor Ian Kennedy Departmental Reviews Investigation into neurosurgery patient transfers 7 February 1995 William Wells Review of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Services 22 September 1995 Tom Burgner Children's Safeguards Review 17 June 1996 Sir William Utting Review of patient-identifiable information 28 October 1996 Dame Fiona Caldicott Review of the written consent requirements in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 6 February 1997 Professor Sheila McLean Review of Prescribing, Supply and Administration of Medicines 21 March 1997 Dr. June Crown Review of the evidence relating to silicone breast implants implants 4 June 1997 Professor Roger Sturrock Review of the law relating to surrogacy 11 June 1997 Professor Margaret Brazier Review of the latest information available on inequalities in health 7 July 1997 Sir Donald Acheson Independent Advisory Panel for the review of London's Health Services (Strategic Review of Health Services in London) 20 June 1997 Professor Sir Leslie Turnberg Review of cervical screening services in Kent and Canterbury Hospitals NHS Trust 23 June 1997 Sir William Wells Independent Review of proposals for the transfer of bulk blood processing and testing from Liverpool to Manchester 14 August 1997 Professor John Cash NHS Charter Advisory Group (Review of NHS Charter) 8 October 1997 Greg Dyke 1On 18 June 1998, Official Report, columns 529–30, the Secretary of State for Health announced that an inquiry into children's heart surgery at Bristol Royal Infirmary will be established shortly