§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made in implementing the recommendations in the report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on "The Management of Surplus Property by Trusts in the NHS in England"; and if he will make a statement. [68059]
§ Mr. LammyDepartmental officials are making substantial progress in implementing the recommendations contained in the report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on "The Management of Surplus Property by Trusts in the NHS in England".
This includes:
A letter to all National Health Service trust and primary care trust (PCT) chief executives requiring them to have an estate strategy by 31 December 2002 with progress being monitored by NHS Estates.Amendments to Estatecode" which incorporate the report's recommendations which is being published this month.A training session for all staff involved in corporately overseeing sales by NHS trusts and PCTs.The publication this month of an information guide to local planning authorities and the NHS on development plans and NHS modernisation.