HC Deb 28 November 1996 vol 286 c400W
Mr. Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the post-project evaluation by the Welsh Health Common Services Authority to demonstrate whether implementation of the move to Crickhowell house matched the projections in the option appraisal agreed with the Department, as set out in the letter from the hon. Member for Clwyd, North-West (Mr. Richards) dated 22 August 1994. [5912]

Mr. Hague

A post-project evaluation was completed by the Welsh Health Common Services Authority in November 1994. Its conclusion was that the costs of moving to Crickhowell house represented good value for money in comparison with an alternative scenario.

Mr. Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the letter from the hon. Member for Clwyd, North-West dated 22 August 1994, if he will place in the Library details of the alternatives to Crickhowell house considered in the option appraisal for the centralisation of the Welsh Health Common Services Authority; what rent levels and rent-free periods were offered by the other property development companies in their negotiations with the authority; and what role former(a) senior civil servants and (b) Ministers took in the negotiations leading up to the lease being signed for Crickhowell house by the Department in late 1991. [5919]

Mr. Hague

It would be inappropriate to publish details of proposals provided by developers on a commercially confidential basis, but they are open to audit. The preferred developer was selected by the authority after appraising competitive bids and approved by Ministers. The chairman of the authority at the time was also director of NHS Wales and a senior civil servant in the Department.