Health and Social Care Bill
9:30 am
Dr Liam Fox (Woodspring, Conservative)
On a point of order, Mr. Maxton. In Committee on 30 January, as reported in Hansard, the hon. Member for Bristol, North-West (Dr. Naysmith) asked me to explain why the South West Association of Community Health Councils, which includes the CHC that serves my area,
``has chosen not to oppose the proposals and instead agreed to work with the Government to introduce more effective measures.''
Later, he said:
``The 14 CHCs in the south-west do not oppose the Bill.''—[Official Report, Standing Committee E, 30 January 2001; c. 213-4.]
I have a copy of a letter to the hon. Gentleman from the South West Association of Community Health Councils that states:
``Your personal interpretation of observations made by the South West Association concerning the above Bill is totally wrong as inquiry . . . would have shown.
Your inference of our `unopposed acceptance' of the draft Bill is also completely wrong.
Your comments we therefore find deeply unhelpful and a misrepresentation.''
Will the hon. Gentleman take this opportunity to correct what was clearly an unintentional misleading of the Committee?