§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what consultation he has had with the chairman of the Welsh Health Common Services Authority concerning the resignation of John Jasper from the chairmanship of Capita Managed Services and its effects on the bidding by the management buy-out group for the EstateCare Group of the authority; [19148]
(2) what consultations he has had with the chairman of the Welsh Health Common Services Authority concerning the suspension of the bidding process for the EstateCare branch of the authority and the suitability of the Capita Group as a partner of the management buy-out team in that bidding process. [19147]
§ Mr. HagueNone. The privatisation of the EstateCare Group is proceeding as planned. The two remaining bids by the management buy-out/Capita plc and Pell Frischman Group are currently being evaluated and this process will take account of their financial standing.