§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what figures she has on the standard of catering services, security and cleanliness in hospitals in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe most recent statistical information available centrally derives from the 1994 National Audit Office report on hospital catering and the 1994 Audit Commission report, "Ensuring Probity in the NHS", copies of which are available in the Library. The specification and monitoring of standards for local catering, security and cleaning services are operational matters which are the responsibility of local management in the NHS.