HC Deb 15 December 2003 vol 415 cc737-8W
Lady Hermon:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what progress has been made in the implementation of the Diabetes Framework Strategy for Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement. [143973]

Angela Smith:

The Department will establish an Implementation Team, early in the new year, to produce an implementation plan for the Diabetes Service Framework. The Implementation Team will identify specific actions which can be taken forward within the additional resources which will be made available for diabetes services next year and produce a prioritised and costed list of further actions which can be taken forward as additional resources are secured.