§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the claim for central funding of the soft tissue tumour unit based at St. Thomas's hospital, London.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe charitable moneys which currently are used to fund this service are to be withdrawn on 31 March 1993. From 1 April 1993 the unit will be brought into the national health service internal market. St. Thomas's hospital is working with the staff of the unit to help cost its work and charge referring hospitals for its services. The position of the unit will be kept under review as part of the national review of specialist services which is being carried out by the NHS management executive.