§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list all reports issued by auditors under section 20(3) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 in the last six months; and if she will make a statement on the action she has taken in each instance.
§ Dr. MawhinneyMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has received one auditor's report under section 20(3) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990. This relates to loans made by West Midlands regional health authority to a charitable company, Health Management Trust, to assist a subsidiary company, FIP Ltd. The report raises issues concerning the legal status of the loans, on which we are taking advice.