§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the cost to the national health service of the national circulation to each NHS employee of letters on developments under the Government's NHS reforms in the last six months.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyThe only letter sent out to all national health service employees in the last six months was one from the NHS chief executive, marking the implementation of the NHS reforms on 1 April. The cost of printing and distributing this letter to health authorities was met by the Department. There was no additional expense to the NHS other than that of distributing the letter to employees through health authorities' normal channels of communication.