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Written question asked by Philip Davies (Conservative) on Thursday, 21 October 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 October 2010. It was answered by Simon Burns (Conservative) on Wednesday, 27 October 2010 on behalf of the Department of Health.


NHS: Leasing

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the amount spent by the NHS on renting equipment in each of the last three years.
Answer

The information requested, for 2007-08 and 2008-09, is in the following table.

Amounts charged to expenditure in respect of the hire of plant and machinery
£000
2008-09 2007-08
Primary care trusts 14,008 11,477
Strategic health authorities 593 486
National health service trusts 55,507 60,250
Source:
NHS (England) Summarised Account 2008-09 and 2007-08

Figures for plant and machinery were not disclosed separately in the 2009-10 NHS Summarised Accounts following the implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
19775; 517 c332W
Session
2010-12
Related items
NHS: Leasing
Monday, 22 November 2010
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Leasing NHS
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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