§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 29 January,Official Report, column 599, on what date the decision was taken to instruct the Welsh Health Common Services Authority to invite bids from the private sector for NHS EstateCare. [13146]
§ Mr. HagueMy department wrote to the chairman of the authority on 16 August 1995 confirming my predecessor's decision to privatise the current function of EstateCare group. The conduct of the process, including the seeking and evaluation of bids, is a matter for the authority.