§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the numbers and names of district 437W health authorities that have entered into contracts for the provision of hospital services with Bioplan Ltd., with the dates on which the contracts were signed and the length of the individual contracts in each case.
§ Mr. MellorI understand that Coventry, Crewe and Oxfordshire district health authorities have negotiated contracts with Bioplan Holdings Ltd., but we do not collect information about the details of the individual contracts.
§ Mrs. DunwoodyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the cost of treating a patient for renal dialysis in the Crewe district health authority; how many such patients are at present registered; and how many he estimates in future will be treated in the private hospital owned by Bioplan Ltd.
§ Mr. MellorWe do not hold this information centrally. The hon. Member may wish to contact the chairman of Crewe health authority for this information.