To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the results of his Department's consultation on the use of 0845 telephone numbers by the NHS will be published. (289568)

The results of the Department's public consultation on the use of 084 numbers in the national health service were announced on 14 September 2009. The Department's response to the consultation is available on the ‘consultations’ section of the Department's website at:

www.dh.gov.uk/en/Consultations/Responsestoconsultations/index.htm

A copy has been placed in the Library.