§ Mr. DismoreTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how consultants in communicable disease control will be managed after completion of the work of the Health Protection Agency; and if he will make a statement. [74818]
§ Ms BlearsThe strategy documentGetting Ahead of the Curve proposed that consultants in communicable disease control should transfer to employment by the Health Protection Agency. They would continue to operate at local level, and would have new opportunities for training, career development and the acquisition of special knowledge in areas of health protection.