§ Mr. GalbraithTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what, to date, are the total savings for each health board resulting from competitive tendering.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythContracts awarded to date have identified annual recurrent savings as set out in the table:
Health board Annual recurrent saving £000s Argyll and Clyde 147 Ayrshire and Arran 115 Borders 63 Dumfries and Galloway 230 Fife 103 Forth Valley 397 Grampian 598 Greater Glasgow 1,688 Highland 102 Lanarkshire 386 Lothian 1,124 Tayside 148 TOTAL 5,101
§ Mr. GalbraithTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland on how many of the recent tenders in the National Health Service awarded to private contractors as the result of competitive tendering value added tax was paid.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThis information is not held centrally.
§ Mr. GalbraithTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will give the total value to date of all contracts placed with the private sector following competitive tendering in the National Health Service.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythThe value of all contracts awarded to date is £29.5 million, of which £8.2 million was placed with the private sector.