Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make it his policy (a) to recommend to the NationalInstitute for Clinical Excellence that it introduce guidance on the maximum caseloads for breast care nurses in its forthcomingreview of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment and (b) to direct NHS trusts to implement guidance on maximum caseloads forbreast care nurses. [205750]Miss Melanie Johnson: The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) is an independent body. The processes by which itdetermines the recommendations of its guidance and how guidance may be influenced by stakeholders is published on the NICE'S websiteat: www.nice.org.uk.Cancer networks work in partnership with strategic health authorities and workforce development directorates to assess, plan andreview their workforce needs, taking into account recommendations made by NICE.