Written question asked by Tim Loughton (Conservative) on Thursday, 10 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 April 2005. It was answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 April 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when his Department decided to withhold payments on its contract with Sane to provide the Saneline service in 2004-05; and for what reason the decision was taken.

Answer: Tim Loughton: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when his Department decided to withhold payments on its contract with SANE to provide the SANELINE service in 2004-05; and for what reason the decision was taken. [221993] Ms Rosie Winterton: The Department does not consider that it withheld payments from SANE in respect of the contract for the SANELINE service. The Department has paid SANE a total of £2 million in respect of the two year contract for the SANELINE service. The contract came to an end on 31 March 2005. SANE is seeking additional payments because it alleges that some of the payments were delayed. The Department will continue to seek to resolve this matter with SANE.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 432 c1560-1W;432 c1556-7W; 221993
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Contracts Finance Mental illness Payments Mental health Telephone services Saneline SANE
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk