§ Tim LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the answer given to the hon. Member for East Worthing and Shoreham on 8 January 2002,Official Report, column 676W, on the NHS Leadership Centre, when he expects the appointment to be made on a permanent basis. [42387]
§ Mr. HuttonThe post is still being held on a temporary basis. This arrangement will be kept in place for the time being in order to provide a period of stability for the Leadership Centre. It remains our intention to fill the post on a permanent basis, following open competition, later in the year.