§ Mr. AlexanderTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will test the effectiveness of the pharmaceutical services in National Health Service hospitals by putting them out to tender.
§ Mr. NewtonWe encourage health authorities to consider the possibilities for securing greater cost-effectiveness in the provision of all NHS services. Going out to tender for a particular service is one such possibility, but we have no central initiative in mind to extend the range of services subject to mandatory tender action.