asked the Secretary of State for Wales whether he has considered the future of the Welsh health technical services organisation; and if he will make a statement.

Following the assumption of his duties last February I have appointed the director of the NHS in Wales to be chairman of the Welsh health technical services organisation from 1 April, and asked him to examine and report to me on the future of the organisation. The director has subsequently made a number of recommendations which I have approved. These are designed to strengthen the management of the organisation and make it more responsive to the needs of health authorities and the NHS generally in Wales. A general manager has been appointed from 1 July and constitutional changes affecting the name and status of the organisation and a reduction in the number of board members is provided for in the Welsh Health Common Services Authority Constitution Order 1985 which was laid before this House on 9 July and will come into effect on 1 August. (S.I.,1985–996).