HC Deb 08 September 2003 vol 410 c37W
Mr. Jon Owen Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health and the Welsh Assembly concerning a definition for an unreasonable period of delay for treatment within the NHS, as phrased in the European Court of Justice ruling on treatment of patients abroad for patients from Wales. [109878]

Mr. Touhig

Treatment under the national health service is a matter in Wales for the National Assembly for Wales. The National Assembly for Wales is in regular contact with the Department of Health and the other UK health departments with regard to EU and other international health matters.