§ Sir Nigel Fisherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will take steps to enable health authorities to employ private contractors to provide cooking, porterage and cleaning services in their hospitals; and what financial savings he estimates would be achieved by so doing.
§ Mr. DeakinsHealth authorities already have discretion, within the financial resources available to them, to put such work out to contract. It is for the authorities to determine whether they would make any financial savings by doing so.