HC Deb 13 January 1995 vol 252 c239W
Mrs. Beckett

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what NHS services have been privatised and which have been market tested since April 1991.

Mr. Moss

None of the health and personal social services in Northern Ireland have been privatised. Since April 1991, in addition to the main "hotel" services of catering, domestic and laundry, which have been market tested throughout the HPSS, a range of other support services have been market tested within a number of boards and trusts. These were: window cleaning, pest control, grounds maintenance, security, courier, printing, office systems, transport and vehicle maintenance.