§ Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health which patients' organisations were sent the consultation document, "Choice, Responsiveness and Equity", and when; and if he will make a statement on the time taken from publication to writing to hon. Members on 21 October to inform them of the consultation. [136988]
§ Mr. HuttonDissemination of the consultation support pack to patient organisations, and others, has been ongoing since publication on 1 September 2003. A list of patients' organisations that we have contacted directly has been placed in the Library. When the House returned in October, I sent right hon. and hon. Members a summary of the consultation document that we had developed following requests from local organisations to support their local events.