§ Miss WiddecombeTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the estimated combined annual running costs in the last financial year of the(a) Commission for Health Improvement and (b) National Institute for Clinical Excellence; and if he will make a statement. [85737]
§ Mr. DenhamThe Commission for Health Improvement will be established by the Health Bill currently before Parliament, and incurred no running costs in the last financial year. The National Institute for Clinical Excellence was established on 1 April this year and did not incur any running costs in the last financial year.