§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the cost of establishing the headquarters for the NHS Supplies Authority in Reading including (i) relocation of staff, (ii) furnishing of offices and (iii) landscaping.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe cost of relocating National Health Service Supplies Authority staff to Reading was approximately £230,000. The accommodation was acquired as furnished by the previous tenants, so that only small items of furniture were purchased, at a cost of about £200. No landscaping costs have been incurred.
§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will place a copy of the NHS Supplies Authority catalogue in the Library.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe National Health Service Supplies Authority has catalogues for each of its six operating divisions. We are arranging for the copies to be placed in the Library.
§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the top 50 suppliers to the NHS as identified by the NHS Supplies Authority, the value of the contract and the goods provided.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe top 50 suppliers whose importance is such that the National Health Service Supplies Authority manages them on a national basis are:
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Supplier and Product Annual spend 1992–93 £ million AAH—Medical and pharmaceutical distribution 190 BT—Telephone services 120 British Gas—Gas supply 60 Glaxo—Pharmaceuticals 39 Digital—1T hardware/software 36 ICL—IT hardware/software 35
Supplier and Product Annual spend 1992–93 £ million Baxter—Medical and pharmaceutical 33 Hewlett-packard—Medical equipment, IT hardware and software 32 Ethicon—Sutures 25 Olympus Keymed—Medical equipment 25 Molnycke—Incontinence disposables 24 IGE—Medical equipment 24 Siemens—Medical equipment 24 Abbott—Medical and pharmaceutical 21 Wellcome—Pharmaceuticals 21 Philips—Medical equipment 20 Cow and Gate—Baby feeds 20 Johnson and Joneson—Medical consumables 18 Shell—Oil 18 Smith and Nephew—Medical consumables 18 BOC—Medical gases 16 SMA Wyeth—Baby feeds 15 Howmedica—Medical consumbles 14 Fresenius—Pharmaceuticals 14 London International Group (LRC)—Medical consumables 14 3M—Medical consumables 13 British Coal—Coal 13 Batchfords—Patients appliances 12 British Car Contracts—Vehicles 12 Camp—Orthotics 12 Esso—Oil 12 Ford Contract Motoring—Vehicles 12 Kodak—X-Ray film/equipment 12 Steeper—Patients appliances 12 Vernon Carus—Medical consumables 12 Dupont—X-Ray film/equipment 11 McDonnell Douglas—IT hardware/software 11 BP—Oil 10 IBM—IT hardware/software 10 HMSO—Stationery and printing 9 Intial Contract services—Hotel services 9 Becton Dickinson—Medical consumables 8 Jamont—Hand towels 8 Remploy—Patients appliances 8 The Buying Agency—Catering equipment 8 Toshiba—X-Ray film/equipment 8 Biomet—Medical consumables 6 Charringtons—Oil 6 Davis and Geck—Medical consumables 6 Kimberley Clark—Toilet tissue 6
§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the annual salary costs of(a) the six divisional directors of purchasing, (b) the staff in the divisional offices and (c) the members of the national purchasing unit of the NHS Supplies Authority.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe 1993–94 total salary costs—including national insurance and superannuation contributions, overtime and allowances—are as follows:
a. six divisional directors of purchasing £285,000 b. all divisional staff, including warehouse staff £35.8 million c. all national purchasing unit staff £1.2 million