Health and Social Care Act 2012

Baroness Masham of Ilton Excerpts
Wednesday 25th April 2012

(12 years, 6 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Masham of Ilton Portrait Baroness Masham of Ilton
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My Lords, does the Minister agree that HealthWatch has been left in limbo? Would he agree to a fast-track legislative scrutiny?

Earl Howe Portrait Earl Howe
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I do not agree that HealthWatch has been left in limbo; in fact, only this morning I was attending a round table of pathfinder local healthwatches and witnessing for myself the tremendous energy and enthusiasm that they were devoting to HealthWatch. So the short answer to the noble Baroness is no, I think the process as regards HealthWatch is very much on track.