§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate for each English health trust(a) the total expenditure by the trust on private medical insurance for trust employees and (b) the number of employees provided with private medical insurance in each of the years 1997–98 to 2001–02; and if he will make a statement. [24038]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 18 December 2001]: Information about the provision of private medical insurance for national health service trust employees is not collected centrally.