§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) when he proposes to(a) start and (b) finish the consultation exercise on social service department fines as set out in paragraph 8.10 of Delivering the NHS Plan; [64514]
(2) if he will set out his plans for social services departments who are consistently fined under his proposals in Delivering the NHS Plan, paragraph 8.10. [64517]
§ Jacqui SmithI refer the hon. Member to the response I gave him on the 18 June 2002,Official Report, column 235W.