§ Mr. ButlerTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will publish a table showing for each district health authority in Wales(a) which services have been contracted out, (b) the dates of the awards of these 817W contracts, (c) what savings have been made or are expected from the process and (d) whether the authorities have notified him of their intention to contract out further specified services.
§ Mr. GristThe information given in the following table relates to domestic cleaning, catering and laundry services which have been subject to competitive tendering. Details
District health authority and details of contract Estimated savings (£) per annum In-house/Private contractor Date of commencement of contract Gwent Domestic: District Health Authority Headquarters 5,080 Private Contractor 1986 Gwynedd Domestic: Llandudno Hospital; 58,000 In-House 5 July 1987 Domestic: Arfon Offices 92 In-House 5 July 1987 Mid-Glamorgan Laundry: District Service 200,000 In-House 1 April 1988 Pembrokeshire Laundry: District Service; 82,950 Private Contractor 30 July 1984 District Service; — Private Contractor 1 August 19871 Domestic: Withybush Hospital 164,618 In-House 4 February 1985 Domestic: South Pembs/Tenby Cottage 25,233 In-House 4 February 1985 Domestic: Community Services 6,782 In-House 4 February 1985 Catering: Withybush Hospital in-house 60,468 In-House 1 April 1986 Catering: South Pembs/Tenby Cottage; In-House 1 April 1986 Powys Domestic: Phase I Machynlleth; 15,000 In-House 25 November 1984 Domestic: Phase II Llandrindod Wells Builth Wells; 19,855 In-House 1 September 1985 Domestic: Phase IVb New Ystradgynlais Hospital; No cost In-House 1 January 1986 Domestic: Phase III Llanidloes Hospital etc; 18,000 In-House 1 July 1986 Domestic: Phase IVa Mid Wales and Bronllys Hospitals etc plus District HQ; 36,212 In-House 1 March 1987 Catering: Phase la Ystradgynlais Hospital; No cost comparison In-House 1 January 1986 Catering: Phase Ib Llandrindod Wells, Builth Wells and Knighton Hospitals; 11,000 In-House 1 July 1986 Catering: Phase II Llanidloes Hospital; 16,000 In-House 1 September 1986 Catering: Phase IV Brecon War Memorial and Brecon War Hospitals; 8,565 In-House 1 September 1987 Catering: Phase III Mid Wales and Bronllys Hospitals; 82,548 In-House 1 December 1987 West Glamorgan Domestic: District HQ and Trinity Buildings; 19,868 In-House 1 August 1986 Domestic: Outpatient Department, Neath General Hospital; 3,393 In-House 1 August 1986 Domestic: Public Corridors and Residences; In-House (i) Morriston 5,000 1 August 1986 (ii) Singleton 6,000 3 November 1986 (iii) Neath 28,749 6 April 1987 (iv) Cefn Coed 23,000 19 October 1986 Domestic: Health Centres and Clinics; 32,000 In-House 1 December 1986 Catering: Neath General Hospital; 60,000 In-House 6 April 1987 Laundry: District Services; 199,538 In-House 4 August 1986 1 Interim contract pending re-tendering exercise. The table contains details of contracts awarded up to 31 October 1987.