Mr. Ronald W. Brownasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether the £30 million to be saved as a result of National Health Service reorganisation envisaged in " Patients First" will include the £11 million savings in management costs planned and embarked upon by the previous Government.
§ Dr. VaughanNo. The reduction in the cost of managing the National Health Service, that will be achieved if the proposals in " Patients First" are confirmed as policy and implemented, will be additional to the reduction achieved under the previous Government's initiative.