(14 years, 6 months ago)
Commons Chamber Paul Burstow
    
        
    
    
    
    
    
        
        
        
            Paul Burstow 
        
    
        
    
        My right hon. Friend of course is more than happy to go to all sorts of places to talk to people about the health reforms. However, local government fully supports this particular proposal and sees it as a vital innovation for the involvement of local government in the health service. It will be transparent because it will be part of the local authority and will meet in open.
 Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con)
        
    
    
    
    
    
        
        
        
            Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton) (Con) 
        
    
        
    
        11. What recent assessment he has made of progress by GP pathfinder consortia in delivering improvements in NHS services.