HC Deb 16 October 2001 vol 372 c1122W
24. Mr. Hoyle

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the merger of health authorities in Lancashire. [3787]

Jacqui Smith

Public consultation is already under way on the proposal to create a new, strategic health authority (StHA) serving Lancashire and Cumbria. Consultation is taking place concurrently on the 27 other proposed StHAs in England, ending on 30 November 2001. Ministers will then decide on boundaries.

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