§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what inquiries he has had from(a) the Philippines, 765W (b) Mauritius, (c) other non EU and (d) other EU countries expressing interest in the market testing exercise for administering the prescription pricing service currently provided by the Welsh Health Common Services Authority.
§ Mr. Redwood[holding answer 2 March 1995]: Of 38 organisations which have so far asked for a copy of the authority's market testing information pack, 37 are companies with a UK address and one is a company based elsewhere in the European Community. This would not preclude any links with the Philippines or Mauritius. However, the closing date for the submission of outline proposals is not until 24 March 1995, and invitations to tender will be issued on 28 April 1995. All information relating to companies tendering will be treated in confidence.