§ Miss McIntoshTo ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 29 April 2004,Official Report, column 1222W, on competent authorities (EU accession states), when he expects to receive from the European Commission a list of competent authorities operating in the accession countries in respect of the health and social care profession. [172101]
§ Mr. HuttonThe European Commission has undertaken to provide this information within the next month. Meanwhile, it has advised that the competent authorities are the Health Ministries of the Member States concerned.