§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the location of the five regional monitoring centres established to monitor NHS trusts; when the centres will start their monitoring; what matters will be monitored; how many staff each centre will employ; what accommodation each centre will occupy; what budget will be allocated to each centre over each of the next three years; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WaldegraveWe are intending to appoint as soon as possible one person in each of five regions—North West Thames, North East Thames, South Western, Trent and Mersey—to assist in the NHS management executive monitoring of NHS trusts' performance of their financial duties. The five host regional health authorities have each been asked to provide accommodation for the monitoring officer. The Department has allocated £50,000 for 1991–92 as a contribution to the costs of each of the five centres and this sum will be kept under review in future years.
§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what status the five regional monitoring centres of NHS trusts will enjoy; whether staff will be employed on NHS pay and conditions of employment; to whom the centres will report; with what frequency they will report; whether such reports will be made public; what sanctions centres possess if any trust refuses to provide information; and if he will make a statement.