To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions she has held with Bebington and West Wirral Primary Care Trust on (a) the siting of new practice clinics and (b) the provision of funding to patient groups lobbying for development in the green belt. (77258)

No discussions have been held with Bebington and West Wirral primary care trust regarding the siting of new practice clinics and the provision of funding to patient groups lobbying for development in the green belt. The provision of local healthcare facilities is the responsibility of primary care trusts with the support of their strategic health authorities.