Written question asked by Frank Dobson (Labour) on Monday, 25 October 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 November 2004. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Monday, 15 November 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much money, and to which organisations, each Foundation Hospital Trust paid in fees to outside bodies for help (a) with compiling registers of electors and (b) in the conduct of elections for boards of governors; how much each of the first round of Foundation Hospital Trusts spent on (a) compiling its register of electors for governors and (b) the conduct of their elections. - Ref to 15 June 2004, 422 c896W.

Answer: Mr. Dobson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much money, and to which organisations, each Foundation Hospital Trust paid in fees to outside bodies for help (a) with compiling registers of electors and (b) in the conduct of elections for boards of governors; [194178] (2) how much each of the first round of Foundation Hospital Trusts spent on (a) compiling its register of electors for governors and (b) the conduct of their elections. [194180] Mr. Hutton: I refer my right hon. Friend to the reply I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Pendle (Mr. Prentice) on 15 June 2004, Official Report, column 896W.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 426 c1170W;426 c1174W; 194178;194180
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Administration Elections Electorate Governing bodies Expenditure NHS foundation trusts Registration
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