HC Deb 23 July 2004 vol 424 cc893-4W
Kate Hoey

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average turnout of(a) public voters and (b) patient voters has been in elections for boards of foundation trust hospitals. [185640]

Mr. Hutton

[holding answer 21 July 2004]: I am informed by the chairman of the independent regulator that, in respect of the first 20 national health service foundation trusts authorised to date, the average turnout in elections of public voters and patient voters was 52 per cent. and 27 per cent. respectively.