§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) in what form his direction to the Welsh Health Common Services Authority, in relation to the option appraisals for National Blood Transfusion Services Wales and the Artificial Limb and Appliance Service Wales set pre-conditions requiring their separation from the authority on the same basis as in the option appraisal for Breast Test Wales; [18798]
(2) by what means he instructed the Welsh Health Common Services Authority in its review of its own future that the three clinical divisions should not be permitted to consider the option of remaining within the authority. [18790]
§ Mr. RedwoodMy Department wrote initially on 28 March 1994, on a management in confidence basis, to advise the authority that the three clinical services would transfer out for management purposes. No further pre-conditions were established for the option appraisals undertaken by the services.