§ Baroness Noakesasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the National Health Service will comply with European Community procurement rules when contracts to deliver patient care in England are entered into with non-United Kingdom organisations; and, if so, when the appropriate advertisements will appear in the Official Journal of the European Community. [HL5185]
§ Lord Hunt of Kings HeathAs the prospectusGrowing Capacity, a new role for external healthcare providers in England notes, European Community procurement regulations will be applied where required by law; normally, this will mean that tendering for international establishment projects will be through the Official Journal of the European Community. The appropriate advertisements will appear in the official journal when specifications for individual projects have been drawn up.