HC Deb 22 July 1997 vol 298 c560W
Mr. Jack

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will consider hospital PFI proposals which include the provision by the contracting body of any form of clinical support services. [7418]

Mr. Milburn

I refer the right hon. Member to the reply that I gave him on 10 July 1997,Offical Report, at column 578.

Private finance initiative schemes which come forward for approval before the announcement at the end of the year will not be approved if they include services which Ministers consider, in the interests of the national health service, to be inappropriate.