asked the Secretary of State for Social Services when it is intended to publish the Trethowan Report on the Role of Psychologists in the National Health Service; and if he will make a statement on the reasons for the current delay.

I am making arrangements with Her Majesty's Stationery Office for the report to be published as soon as possible. The delay is due to consultation with National Health Service bodies about the terms of a covering departmental circular having taken longer than was hoped.