§ Chris GraylingTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to sign the first local strategic partnership contracts under the national programme for NHS information technology. [133917]
§ Mr. HuttonThe first contract for a national electronic booking system was completed and announced on 8 October 2003.
The first contracts for local service providers for the national programme for information technology in the national health service will be for the North East and London Strategic Health Authority clusters and are expected to be awarded and completed in November 2003.