§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what information he has about difficulties 262W experienced by hospital administrators or health authorities in enforcing the terms of contracts in respect of hospital cleaning services which have been granted to private contractors.
§ Mr. NewtonIt is the responsibility of health authorities to monitor the performance of a contractor to ensure that the service delivered meets the standards specified in the contract. Day-to-day management information of the sort requested is not collected centrally.