To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the progress of health plans to meet health needs in regional health authorities.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the impact of the Children Act 1989 on the handling of child abuse cases.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the future of the Mental Health Foundation of Mid Staffordshire national health service trust.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the future of the Guy's and Lewisham national health service trust.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what arrangements will ensure severely disabled people have control over their own personal assistance arrangements under the community care proposals.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what research has been conducted on the relationship between the length of national health service waiting lists and the availability of private practice.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the real growth in capital spending in the national health service since 1979.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he last met representatives of local authorities to discuss the implementation of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many doctors were working in the national health service in 1979 and in 1990.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what advice he is giving the Northern region health authority in respect of future applications for national health service trust status.