§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what NHS services have been privatised and which have been market tested since April 1991.
§ Mr. RichardsNo NHS services have been privatised within Wales.
A list covering the range of NHS services which have been market tested since April 1991 is as follows:
NHS Wales services market tested since April 1991 Service Service Agency Staffing Medical Gases Audit Medical Records Banking Services Non-Emergency Patient Transport Blood Culture Management Non-Emergency Transport— other Building Maintenance Painting Car Parks Pathology Catering Patient Activity Monitoring Cervical Cytology Laboratory Tests Patient Hair Dressing Service Computer Maintenance Patient Shop Courier/Delivery Services Payroll Services Data Processing Personnel Records Dental Services Pest Control Design Services Pharmacy Domestic Cleaning Portable Appliance Testing Engineering Maintenance Portering Equipment Maintenance Public Relations Estates Management Recruitment Grounds and Gardens Removal and Storage of Furniture Health and Safety Statutory Compliance Secretarial/Clerical Services Heat and Power Security Hotel Services Staff Residential Accommodation Housekeeping Sterile Supplies Hygiene Services Steriliser Testing Insurance Telephone Systems Laundry and Linen Services Theatre Services Legal Services Training Lift Maintenance Transport Hire Lithotripsy Transport Maintenance Management Consultancy Waste Disposal: Clinical, General Mechanical and Electrical Maintenance Window Cleaning