§ Mr. LeighTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of National Health Service trusts meet(a) all, (b) at least six and (c) four or fewer of the eight criteria against which their major incident plans and preparedness have been assessed. [177255]
§ Mr. HuttonIn response to a specific survey of National Health Service major incident planning conducted by the Department last year, all strategic health authorities confirmed that, when judged against the eight criteria, all NHS trusts in their area had met these eight criteria and could be assessed as being at least "prepared" to respond to major incidents.