[Part II]
Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill
5:58 pm
Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon, Liberal Democrat)
The hon. Gentleman proposes that at least the Secretary of State should have a veto. Does he think—I am interested in his views—that the local community in the form of a PCT patient forum or the overview of the scrutiny committee should be given at least the same right of veto over the proposal as the Secretary of State?