HC Deb 09 July 2001 vol 371 cc333-4W
Mr. Hoban

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what representations he has received in connection with the implementation of standards 21.3 and 22.2 of the "National Minimum Standards for Care Homes for Older People"; and if he will place them in the Library; [922]

Mr. Hutton

Final decisions on the boundaries for the new strategic health authorities will be taken following a full public consultation exercise. Proposals for consultation are being drawn up based on two criteria:

  1. i. The new strategic health authorities should be coterminous with an aggregate of local authority boundaries.
  2. ii. The new strategic health authorities should be aligned with the local clinical networks.