HC Deb 19 October 1998 vol 317 c986W
Mr. Paul Marsden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he will take to ensure that professional self-regulation will be subject to public scrutiny under the proposals in the White Paper "A First Class Service". [55270]

Mr. Milburn

The Government are committed to working in partnership with the health care professions, the National Health Service and patient interest groups to modernise the systems of professional self-regulation. We have already opened the dialogue with the regulatory bodies to find the best way to ensure that the legal framework is responsive to changing public expectations of greater openness and accountability.