HC Deb 24 January 1990 vol 165 cc727-8W
Mr. McAvoy

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland (1) if he will announce the price to Takare plc of land in Rutherglen which Greater Glasgow health board plans to sell to that company;

(2) if he will publish the full details of the contract, when agreed, between Takare plc and Greater Glasgow health board for the provision of services to the elderly in Rutherglen;

(3) if his Department has approved the contract between Takare plc and Greater Glasgow health board for provision of services to the elderly;

(4) what are the reasons for the delay in making a decision about the contract between Greater Glasgow health board and Takare plc for the provision of services to the elderly in Rutherglen;

(5) when he expects to make a decision on whether to approve the contract between Greater Glasgow health board and Takare plc for the provision of services to the elderly in Rutherglen;

(6) who his Department consulted on the sale of land in Rutherglen by Greater Glasgow health board to Takare plc;

(7) what recommendations his Department has made on the sale of land by Greater Glasgow health board to Takare plc.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

No final decision has been taken on the proposed contract between Greater Glasgow health board and Takare plc, which is still subject to negotiation.