§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many pamphlets the national health service executive has published since April 1991; if she will list for each publication the number published, the title, the recipients and the cost; and what was the total cost. [16167]
§ Mr. SackvilleI refer the right hon. Member to the replies I gave the hon. Member for Sheffield, Brightside (Mr. Blunkett) on 25 February 1993, columns668–71, and on 21 October 1993, columns 311–14, and to the reply that my right hon. Friend the then Minister of Health gave the hon. Member for Brightside on 28 March 1994, columns 595–96, for information about pamphlets, leaflets and brochures issued by the national health service executive between April 1991 and March 1994. In 1993–94, seven further publications were issued. These were:
Title Grassroots Issues 1–6 cost £3,814 Issued to Mental Health Carers and Professionals Creating Compatible Careers cost £2,350 Issued to reference/nursing libraries, female health professionals on management programmes. A list of pamphlets and brochures issued in 1994–95 will be placed in the Library shortly.
As a major employer, with responsibility for running a service used by the public, it is important that the NHS should give better information about the range of services it provides.