To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many complaints the NHS Appointments Commission has received about the appointment of Sir David Henshaw as chair of the North West strategic health authority; and whether they have been forwarded to the Commissioner of Public Appointments. (79007)

The NHS Appointments Commission received four complaints regarding the appointment of Sir David Henshaw, chair of the North West strategic health authority.

The NHS Appointments Commission is not required to refer complaints to the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments.