§ 23. Mr. Chopeasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what proportion of the cleaning, laundry and catering services operated by health authorities in the Wessex region he now expects to be submitted to competitive tender in the years 1984–85, 1985–86 and 1986–87.
§ Mr. John PattenWe are looking to health authorities to put all these services out to competitive tender by September 1986. We are examining the programmes submitted by health authorities in Wessex to see how far their proposals will meet this objective.