§ Dr. MurrisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to his answer of 15 October 2002,Official Report, column 813W, on elective surgery abroad, if he will define reasonable access in paragraph three of his answer. [76622]
§ Mr. Hutton"Reasonable access" means that the national health service should require through contracts an overseas provider to facilitate visits by recognised NHS bodies such as Commission for Health Improvement, whenever requested to do so.