§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many public inquiries have been established under section 84 of the National Health Service Act 1977 in each of the last 10 years. [92110]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 22 July 1999]: Since 1989, two public inquiries have been established under Section 84 of the National Health Service Act 1977.
They are the Bristol Royal Infirmary Inquiry, established October 1998, and the Inquiry into The Personality Disorder Unit, Ashworth Special Hospital, established February 1997.