Clause 41
Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill
6:00 pm
John Pugh (Shadow Minister, Health; Southport, Liberal Democrat)
The Minister made some pertinent, relevant assertions, including that cabinet members are far more visible than committee chairs ever were and that there is enthusiasm throughout the land for scrutiny and overview. Those are contestable assertions. It would be sensible to do some polling or evidence-based research to justify those claims and find out whether cabinet members were any better known to their local communities than committee chairs were and whether there is enthusiasm among back-bench councillors. The evidence is probably to the contrary, but has his Department commissioned any research to find out whether the Minister is right?