§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 6 June to the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne, East (Mr. Brown),Official Report, column 28, if he will place in the Library a list of the contacts for hospital and health services awarded so far under competitive tendering process by each NHS trust in England since 6 June. [39650]
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information will be placed in the Library.
§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to answers of 13 January,Official Report, columns 255–56 and 28 March, Official Report, column 568, which NHS clinical services and which non-clinical services are currently being market tested; and if he will list the companies tendering for business and the location of each market testing operation. [39651]
§ Mr. SackvilleThe only new entry to the list provided in January would cover the market testing of perfusionist services by one trust. The list covers services which one or more NHS trust has market tested in recent years, as notified to the NHS Executive's market testing database. The other information is not available centrally.