§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what is his estimate of the sums saved in the NHS in Wales from reducing bureaucracy to date. [20728]
§ Mr. Win GriffithsThe suspension of the 8th wave of GP Fundholding released £1.9 million immediately.
Trusts and authorities are working towards recurrent savings of £1.8 million and £2.3 million respectively. Information on the realisation of these savings is not collected in year. Figures for the whole year will be available from the 1997–98 audited accounts, which will be available in August 1998.