HC Deb 10 November 1998 vol 319 c172W
18. Jacqui Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has for extending NHS Direct in the west midlands. [57367]

Mr. Milburn

We will be extending NHS Direct to cover the Black Country from the beginning of January 1999 and Birmingham from April 1999.

22. Helen Jackson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate the number of people to be covered by NHS Direct by April 1999. [57372]

Mr. Milburn

I refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave earlier today to my hon. Friend the Member for Welwyn Hatfield (Miss Johnson),Official Report, column 140.