HC Deb 02 June 1998 vol 313 c174W
35. Mr. Jim Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to increase confidence among parents in the role of the Health Service Commissioner with respect to the NHS complaints procedure. [42212]

Mr. Milburn

As an Officer of Parliament the Health Service Commissioner is independent of the Government and it is not for Ministers to intervene in the way he operates. However, we have every confidence that the Commissioner carries out his role in an entirely appropriate manner.