§ Mr. BaronTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of patient forums will be fully(a) operational and (b) staffed by 1 December. [130714]
§ Ms Rosie Winterton[holding answer 16 September 2003]: All patients' forums will be in place and fully operational by 1 December 2003. Staff support for all patients' forums has been in place since 1 September 2003.