§ Mr. HowardTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what recent studies he has conducted into alternative health care systems other than those contained in the interim Wanless report; and if he will publish them. [R] [47963]
§ Mr. Andrew Smith[holding answer 9 April 2002]: I refer to the answer given by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the House on 11 April 2002, Official Report, column 135:
[Mr. Wanless] will also publish a study commissioned by his review on international health care systems, considering health systems in individual countries around the world.