HC Deb 24 February 2004 vol 418 c343W
23. Mr. George Osborne

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the future of the star rating system for hospitals. [155740]

Mr. Hutton

From April 2004, the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection will take over the responsibility for performance rating the national health service. It will be up to CHAI to determine what form performance assessments will take in the future.