HC Deb 28 July 1998 vol 317 c170W
40. Mr. Love

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the proposed powers and duties of the national Director of Health Improvement. [51015]

Ms Jowell

The Director of Health Improvement will be appointed by the Board of the Commission for Health Improvement. The establishment, powers and duties of the Commission for Health Improvement are subject to legislation. Further details of our proposals for the Commission for Health Improvement are set out in the documentA First Class Service: Quality in the new NHS, copies of which are available in the Library.