Written question asked by John McDonnell (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 April 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 May 2001. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Thursday, 3 May 2001 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what audit has been undertaken of the funding provided to the London Borough of Hillingdon for the management of the Health Control Unit at Heathrow Airport.

Answer: Mr. McDonnell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what audit has been undertaken of the funding provided to the London borough of Hillingdon for the management of the Health Control Unit at Heathrow Airport. [158367] Yvette Cooper: My Department has no powers to carry out formal audits of expenditure by the London borough of Hillingdon, although officials scrutinise both the authority's estimates and claims for reimbursement and ask for an explanation of any changes from previous patterns of expenditure. Audit of Hillingdon's expenditure is a matter for its own internal auditors and for the Audit Commission.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 158367; 367 c759W
Session: 2000-01
Subjects: Audit Health services Finance Heathrow Airport Hillingdon Health Control Unit
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk