§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health which NHS trusts have approached his Department with proposals for the involvement of private sector bodies in the provision of treatment facilities within NHS hospitals. [39062]
§ Mr. SackvilleNational health service hospitals and facilities have always been built by private sector bodies. I have previously listed projects approved under the private finance initiative for the provision of facilities for the NHS, including the nature of the project. I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave the hon. Member for Cardiff, West (Mr. Morgan) on 18 OctoberOfficial Report, column 280.
§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance his Department has issued to health authorities and NHS trusts relating to the involvement of678W private sector bodies in the provision of facilities for treatment within the NHS. [39061]
§ Mr. SackvilleThe national health service executive issued guidance about the private finance initiative under HSG(95)15 in March 1995, copies of which are available in the Library. I also refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave the hon. Member for Dulwich (Ms Jowell) on 16 OctoberOfficial Report, columns 141–42 and to the reply I gave my hon. Friend the Member for Havant (Mr. Willetts) on 4 February 1994 Official Report, columns 977–78.