§ Mr. HindTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will now publish the outturn figures for 1987–88 for compensation and early retirement in the manner described in the Government's reply to the first report from the Social Services Committee of Session 1984–85, breaking down the figures to distinguish between competitive tendering and other cases.
§ Mr. FreemanThe outturn figures for 1987–88 are as follows:
Number of cases Compensation cost Total cost including superannuation £ £ Competitive tendering New cases 821 1,834,000 3,990,000 Continuing cases 3,405 3,525,000 3,967,000 Other cases New cases 1,546 5,678,000 19,326,000 Continuing cases 9,490 15,047,000 43,676,000