§ Lord Campbell-Savoursasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they received any complaints relating to issues of conflict of interest in the allocation of a contract to Health Care Projects, a subsidiary of Skanska Innisfree, for the rebuilding of St Bartholemew's and the Royal London Hospital under the private finance initiative; and, if so, whether consideration was given to such complaints before or after the signing of the contract. [HL1810]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Warner)We do not accept that any conflict of interest has arisen in the appointment of Skanska/Innisfree as the preferred bidder for the redevelopment project at the Barts and the London NHS Trust. Throughout the entire procurement process the trust has been open and transparent about the involvement of former trust staff with Skanska/Innisfree.