§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health which NHS Private Finance Initiative schemes have been selected to pilot the management of NHS ancillary staff from the private sector. [2213]
§ Mr. HuttonPilot schemes, whereby ancillary services staff could retain their National Health Service employment terms but be managed by the private sector, are being conducted at three private finance initiative projects currently in procurement. These are at Stoke Mandeville Hospital NHS Trust, South West London Community NHS Trust (Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton) and Havering Hospitals NHS Trust.