§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on her plans to attract private investment into the NHS.
§ Mr. SackvilleMeasures already announced by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer will increase the scope for using private finance in joint ventures with the national health service to improve and extend services. We aim to ensure that NHS patients will benefit from these new freedoms to the greatest possible extent.