HC Deb 29 October 2002 vol 391 cc747-8W
Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 16 October 2002,Official Report, column 872W, on the older people's task force, if he will set out the reasons for each of the former members of the task force being replaced with new appointees. [76574]

Jacqui Smith

[holding answer 22 October 2002]:Mr. Harry Cayton resigned on taking up his post as Director of Patient Experience and Public Involvement at the Department.

Dr. Peter Melton, Mr. David Panter, Mrs. Beth Taylor and Mr. David White stepped down because of other pressing work commitments.

Mr. Chai Patel stepped down because he was no longer the owner of Westminster Healthcare and no longer had a direct interest in older people's services that qualified him to serve on the older people's task force.