§ Dr. Evan HarrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the decision-making powers of(a) primary care trusts and (b) the Department of Health in the contracting of one of the new international establishments in a primary care trust's area. [65574]
§ Mr. HuttonWork is in hand, through the Department's Directorate of Health and Social Care, with the local leadership of the national health service to identify local health economies in which international establishment schemes can respond to real and sustained capacity needs. As the prospectus notes, NHS commissioners will have a key role, in conjunction with the Department, in defining requirements from such initiatives.