HC Deb 07 September 2004 vol 424 c1074W
Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the average score for the controls assurance standard on environmental management has been in each year since 1997. [186013]

Mr. Hutton

The average scores for controls assurance standard on environmental management were:

2000–01 33.6
2001–02 35.5
2002–03 39.2
2003–04 49.0

Scores were not collected prior to 2000–01. From 1 August 2004, key controls assurance standards were incorporated into Standards for Better Healthcare and the risk management process will be managed locally using the existing assurance framework.