§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what steps he takes to regulate investment policies of health authorities regarding investment in companies involved in the production and use of tobacco, alcohol and weapons.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI refer the hon. Member to my reply to him on 29 October. Non-financial considerations in relation to investment policies are a matter for the trustees.
§ Mr. Dobsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the 28 most recent private contracts entered into by health authorities, and give in each case the health authority involved, the company awarded the contract, the company's tender and the in-house tender.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeThe following list sets 28 contracts for cleaning, laundry and catering services which will bring the Health Service total savings of over £5 million a year. The details of tender prices submitted are held by the health authorities concerned, and it is for them to decide whether this information should be made public.
Health authority Contractor Domestic Services Aylesbury Vale Stoke Mandeville and St. Johns Crothalls Bromley Beckenham Maternity ISS Beckenham General Hospital HHS Farnborough General Hospital Exclusive Crothalls Orpington HHS Cambridge Addenbrookes OCS East Surrey Redhill Crothalls Hammersmith Mediclean Huntingdon Hinchingbroke Lesters Papworth Crothalls Leeds Western HHS Maidstone Maidstone DGH HHS Oakwood Crothalls Medway Exclusive Mid Downs Crawley HHS Milton Keynes Crothalls Oxford Nuffield Orthopaedic Lesters South West Surrey Farnham Road Initial Haslemere Initial Laundry Services Maidstone Smarts Merton and Sutton Advance North Warwickshire Initial North West Surrey Initial West Cornwall Kneels Catering Services Bethlem and Maudsley Spinneys Bromley Orpington Spinneys South West Surrey Farnham Road Allied Medical