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Written question asked by Mike Hall (Labour) on Wednesday, 29 June 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 July 2005. It was answered by Jane Kennedy (Labour) on Monday, 11 July 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.


NHS Supplies Service

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment she has made of whether additional warehouse capacity that may be required for the expansion of the NHS supplies service provided by NHS Logistics or its successor should be (a) rented and (b) purchased.
Answer

The NHS Logistics Authority has undertaken as assessment of its future warehouse capacity requirements. This indicated that the preferred option for future provision of additional capacity was through a contract with a third party service provider. The third party provider would be responsible for the provision of warehousing capacity and other resources needed to fulfil the contract.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
436 c739W;436 c740W; 9494
Session
2005-06
Subjects
NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency