HC Deb 27 March 1995 vol 257 cc421-2W
Mr. Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what guidelines he has issued to family health services authorities and fundholding general practices concerning information to be given to their non-urgent patients whose TCI—to come in—dates have been delayed until the commencement of the new financial year for exclusively financial reasons; and if he will make a statement. [16675]

Mr. Redwood

I have not issued any guidelines on this subject.

Mr. Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what information he has regarding general practitioners' requests to hospitals to delay the TCI dates for non-urgent patients until the commencement of the new financial year for exclusively financial reasons. [16679]

Mr. Redwood

I have no details of any requests from general practitioners to hospitals to delay planned admissions until the new financial year.