§ Mr. MaplesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the reviews instituted in his Department since432W 1 May 1997; what is the estimated cost of the reviews; and which reviews have reported and when the others will be completed. [41553]
§ Ms JowellI refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Teignbridge (Mr. Nicholls) on 14 May 1998,Official Report, columns 207–08.
In addition, three reviews instituted in the Department since 1 May 1997 have already reported. Information on these reviews is set out in the table.
Review Date of report Costs£ Review of the breast screening programme in Devon and the implications for the breast cancer screening programme as a whole 3 November 1997 111,700 Strategic review of health services in London 18 November 1997 290,000 Independent review of proposals for the transfer of bulk blood processing from Liverpool to Manchester 8 April 1998 33,600 1 Costs include officials' time since in this case they can be differentiated from the normal running costs of Departmental business 2 Costs exclude officials' time since they cannot be differentiated from the normal running costs of Departmental business