To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will place in the Library copies of minutes of meetings of strategic health authorities in the East Midlands on social enterprise pathfinder programmes; (115817)

There were no formal minutes of meetings held by NHS East Midlands strategic health authority (SHA) to discuss Social Enterprise Pathfinder applications. The SHA convened a panel to consider the applications received for the East Midlands. The panel consisted of representation from the SHA, primary care trusts, East Midlands Development Agency, who delegated their responsibility to the Social Enterprise East Midlands representative and the Care Services Improvement Partnership lead for social care. Panel members received copies of all applications to consider in advance of the meeting. During the meeting each application was discussed and considered against the assessment criteria set out by the Department.