§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what contracts NHS trusts and health boards have entered into with private providers during the financial years(a) 1994–95 and (b) 1995–96; and if he 438W will list the NHS bodies involved, the values of the contracts in each case, the private providers used and the nature of each of the contracts. [29074]
§ Mr.Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 13 May 1996]: Comprehensive information about the extent to which NHS trusts and health boards contract with the private sector is not available centrally.