§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales, further to the report of the Committee of Public Accounts, House of Commons Paper No. 550 published on 25 July, paragraph 11, page vii, if he will give details of the savings on all-Wales contracts of £1.8 million during the year 1982–83 as subdivided between each of the health areas within Wales; and in which sectors of the Health Service in Wales the savings were made.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe estimated savings of £1.8 million relate to 1982–83 and 1983–84 and cover the following broad headings:
£ Catering 90,000 Maintenance and cleaning 210,000 Bed linen 50,000 Medical supplies 59,000 Heal and fuel 1,400,000 The £1.8 million relates to all-Wales contracts and cannot easily be subdivided between individual health authorities.