§ Bob SpinkTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what meetings the Ministerial Design Champion for his Department has attended in her capacity as Design Champion in the last month; and if he will make a statement. [41962]
§ Ms BlearsMy noble Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (The Lord Hunt of Kings Heath) has recently replaced my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health (Yvette Cooper) as the Ministerial Design Champion for the Department of Health. He attended the last Ministerial Design Champion meeting on 17 January 2002 chaired by Lord Falconer and will be attending the next meeting on 22 May 2002.
229WIn his capacity as Ministerial Design Champion, Lord Hunt will:
Deliver the opening speech at the Primary Healthcare Design conference 1 May 2002. This conference has been organised by CABE (Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment) and The Kings Fund regarding the value of quality design in producing a healing environment, to an audience made up of key decision-makers from Primary Care Trusts.Deliver the keynote address at the Health Facilities Management Association (HEFMA) annual conference 23 May 2002. This will provide the Minister with an opportunity to further raise the profile of design excellence to an audience of facilities decision-makers who are charged with delivering services at Trust level.Work closely with the NHS and Architectural bodies, personally mentoring two projects being Walsall Design Exemplar and a South Manchester Primary Care Trust development.