To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of those attending her Department’s Trust, Assurance and Safety event on 5 June 2007 were (a) from healthcare professional regulatory bodies, (b) lay members of healthcare professional regulatory bodies, (c) from public and patient representative organisations, (d) members of the public, (e) health officials, (f) from other health and social care regulators and (g) others. (146198)

The proportions of those who attended the Department’s Trust, Assurance and Safety event on 5 June 2007 were as follows:

from healthcare professional regulatory bodies = 14 per cent.

lay members of healthcare professional regulatory bodies = 2 per cent. (which is included in above)

from public and patient representative organisations and members of the public = 5 per cent.

health officials = 34 per cent.

from other health and social care regulators = 39 per cent.

others = 8 per cent.