To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what the timetable is for setting up the Mental Health and Learning Disability Taskforce; to whom the taskforce will be accountable; what its terms of reference are; and what its membershipwill be. (106352)

The Inter-Departmental Taskforce on Mental Health and Learning Disability will be established early next year when the new director of Mental Health and Disability Services is appointed. The Taskforce will be chaired by the new directorof Mental Health and Learning Disability with representation from relevant Government Departments, Health and Social Services and service users and carers and will, in the first instance, be accountable to me as Minister responsible for health, social services and public safety. The Taskforce will co-ordinate Government's response to the Bamford Review recommendations and oversee implementation.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what funding has been earmarked in the Comprehensive Spending Review for the Mental Health and Learning Disability Taskforce. (106353)

The Comprehensive Spending Review process is not expected to conclude until late 2007. In making bids within this process for developing health and social services, I will be considering the priority to be given to developing mental health and learning disability services.