To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the result of the independent research programme commissioned by his Department to evaluate the impact of health sector reform is; and if he will make a statement. (246056)

The independent Health Reform Evaluation Programme consists of interconnected research projects looking at the impact of key health reforms. The projects were commissioned during 2007 and 2008 and have three years to run. They are expected to report during 2010 and early 2011.