To ask the Secretary of State for Health what services currently offered by existing GP practices in Hemel Hempstead will also be offered by the polyclinic proposed to be sited there; and if he will make a statement. (208766)

There are no proposals for a new Polyclinic in Hemel Hempstead.

We have asked primary care trusts to include requirements for core general practitioner services within their specifications for the new GP-led health centres. PCTs are being encouraged to develop locally appropriate other services that would bring together a wide range of community-based services, determined by local need. West Hertfordshire PCT held a consultation within West Hertfordshire from 26 March to 26 May 2008. All consultation outcomes will be considered before finalisation of the West Hertfordshire PCT scheme.