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To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the future role of community health councils.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the future role of community health councils.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the future role of community health councils.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the future role of community health councils.
We see no fundamental change in the future role of community health councils. We are considering how that role should be clarified following the proposals for change in the White Paper.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the total annual cost of community health councils in England and Wales.
The summarised accounts of regional and district health authorities in England for 1988–89 record revenue expenditure on community health councils totalling £8,004,257. The information relating to Wales is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.