§ Mr. Austin-WalkerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health who authorised the payment by South-East Thames regional health authority of a deposit for the purchase of a magnetic resonance imaging scanner; for what purpose and on what date; whether the deposit was refundable or non-refundable; on what date Greenwich Healthcare Trust agreed to purchase the scanner and pay the balance of the costs; on what date Greenwich Healthcare Trust took delivery of the scanner; and on what date it was brought into operational use.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe purchase of equipment to support health care is a matter for managers and clinicians in trust836W hospitals; for the remaining directly managed units it is the responsibility of health authorities. The hon. member may wish to write to the chairman of the Greenwich Healthcare Trust, Mr. Neville Thompson, about the financing and installation of medical equipment at the Brook and Greenwich hospitals.