HC Deb 22 June 2000 vol 352 c260W
Dr. Desmond Turner

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the voluntary sector organisations involved in(a) primary care groups and (b) healthy living centres. [126881]

Mr. Denham

[holding answer 21 June 2000]The names of all voluntary sector organisations currently working with primary care groups (PCGs) are not collected centrally. PCGs should work alongside voluntary organisations in identifying local priorities and developing the Health Improvement Programme (HImP).

The New Opportunities Fund (NOF) who are running a programme to support the development of a network of healthy living centres (HLCs) collect information about partners involved in bids as part of the application process. I have placed in the Library a list of those voluntary organisations involved at the bidding stage in the seven NOF funded HLCs.