Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Tony Wright (Labour). It was answered on Tuesday, 17 March 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Departmental Information Sharing

Question: On information sharing, we have today received the shocking report from the Healthcare Commission on the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust. In the course of that report, the commission says:""We thought that information from the coroner would be useful for the investigation. We were disappointed that he declined to provide us with any information about the number or nature of inquests involving the trust."" May I ask my right hon. Friend to make some inquiries into why that was so?

Answer: I can of course give my hon. Friend that reassurance, and I will write to him as well.

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