§ Mr. Meacherasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if catering and laundry departments of National 120W Health Service hospitals will be debited with a proportion of the hospital's overall costs when tendering for those services.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeHealth authorities have been advised in HC(83)18 to take account of the overheads that would be saved if a private contractor is used when comparing in-house tenders with those from contractors.