HC Deb 21 December 1988 vol 144 c341W
40. Mr. John Marshall

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what savings have been made to health boards in Scotland as a result of competitive tendering; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

The contracts awarded so far will release savings of more than £15 million in the following three years for reinvestment in direct patient care.

61. Mr. Gerald Howarth

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what savings have been made to health boards in Scotland as a result of competitive tendering; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

I refer my hon. Friend to the answer I gave today to my hon. Friend the Member for Hendon, South (Mr. Marshall).