HC Deb 20 July 1994 vol 247 cc291-2W
Mrs. Fyfe

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list in each case since 1991–92 of land having been sold by a health board or NHS trust, whether the land was(a) donated to the NHS, (b) donated to a body pre-dating the creation of the NHS or (c) bought with public funds.

Mr. Stewart

Comprehensive information of the kind requested is not held centrally. This sort of detail is usually obtainable only from deeds, which are delivered to the purchaser on sale, and even these will not necessarily contain the appropriate information.

Mrs. Fyfe

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will require health board and NHS trusts to make public their decisions on what to do with the proceeds of sales of surplus land and buildings; and if he will require them to be used for improving patient services.

Mr. Stewart

It is for the NHS body managing the sale to consider what publicity should be given to decisions on the use of proceeds. For many years it has been the position that these proceeds should be used for the improvement of patient care.