HC Deb 22 November 1991 vol 199 c335W
Mr. Robert Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total cost of preparing business plans for directly managed unit and national health service trust status for Foresterhill hospital in Aberdeen; how much was met directly by Grampian health board; how much was met by the Scottish Home and Health Department; and how much was met by the university of Aberdeen.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

[holding answer 18 November 1991]: As I made clear to the hon. Member on 8 February 1991 at column 288, the cost of preparing the business plan, from which experience other boards and units will benefit, was £156,000 of which £100,000 was met from additional funds held by my Department for this purpose, £41,000 by Grampian health board from resources provided to institute NHS reform and £15,000 from the university of Aberdeen.

Mr. Robert Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the total cost of the consultation exercise for the Foresterhill hospital national health service trust application; what cost fell directly to Grampian health board from its ordinary budget; how much additional funding was provided by the Scottish Home and Health Department; and if he will publish a detailed account of the expenditure, including printing and other expenses.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

[holding answer 18 November 1991]: The total cost was £60,102.39. This covered the preparation, printing and distribution of the application documents as well as the leaflets prepared following a suggestion made to the trust sponsors at a meeting with Aberdeen district council. The costs were met from a specific allocation of £10,000 from my Department with the remainder funded from resources made available to the board to implement NHS reforms.