To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to her answer of 12 October 2006, Official Report, column 847W, on Mackinsey Review, what plans she has to monitor cross border arrangements in any review outcome; and if she will make a statement. (95715)

The reconfiguration of local health services is a matter for the local national health service. It is for local NHS organisations, in conjunction with local stakeholders, to plan and develop services to meet both national and local priorities.