To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what meetings and discussions have taken place between the chief executive of the North Wales health authority and (a) the chairpersons of the acute trusts in North Wales and (b) the Director of the Health Division at the Welsh Office. [8332]

Meetings between staff of the North Wales health authority and chairmen and staff of NHS trusts in the area are a matter for those concerned. The director of the Welsh Office health department has frequent discussions with chief executives of all health authorities on a wide range of issues.