§ Mr. NichollsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the costs of each of the reviews currently in progress in his Department; when the reviews are expected to report; and if he will make a statement. [40890]
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§ Ms JowellInformation requested about the reviews currently in progress in the Department is set out in the table.
Review Anticipated date of report Costs (to date) £ Review of evidence relating to silicone breast implants June 1998 160,000 Review of Aspects of Surrogacy Law July 1998 15,000 National Health Service Charter Advisory Group (Review of Patient's Charter) Summer 1998 278,000 Review of the latest information available on inequalities in health Autumn 1998 154,000 1 Costs exclude officials' time since these cannot be differentiated from the normal running costs of Departmental business 2 Costs include some officials' time since in this case it was possible to differentiate these from normal running costs