§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what is the location of any small National Health Service stores in Wales which, due to centralisation of storage and distribution, are liable for closure; and what effect the closure of such stores will have on local employment;
(2) if he will detail his proposals to centralise storage and distribution within the National Health Service; if he has now considered the views of the Welsh health authorities; and if he will estimate the effect his proposed changes will have on employment in the four existing centralised stores.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsEach district health authority in Wales is responsible for its own procurement arrangements, including storage arrangements. The Wales Supply Policy Group, which is representative of all health authorities, is currently consulting authorities prior to reporting on the scope for rationalisation storage arrangements. I cannot anticipate its conclusions.