Mr. Robert HughesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland under what authority the chairman of Foresterhill hospital NHS trust may intervene in the management of the hospital laundry on the Foresterhill site prior to 1 April.
§ Mr. Lang[holding answer 6 February 1992]: The Foresterhill NHS trust was established in January and becomes operational on 1 April. Whilst the trust board has no current day-to-day responsibility for the running of the hospitals it clearly makes sense for there to be close liaison between Grampian health board and the trust board on issues which are likely to have a bearing on matters which will affect the trust after April.