Clause 32 - Applications for provision of pharmaceutical services
Health Bill
4:15 pm
Jane Kennedy (Minister of State, Department of Health; Liverpool, Wavertree, Labour)
One of the beauties of devolving decision making to a local level is that it allows me to stand up in Committee and say that it is for the PCT to decide what the definition of “neighbourhood” is when it is inviting applications for a particular service. That will be determined by local circumstances. On the hon. Gentleman’s other point about the criteria, to make sure I get it right I will undertake to write to him, if he will allow me. I shall circulate the letter to Committee members so that everyone can see the criteria that we intend to apply.