Written question asked by Ian Lucas (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 June 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 7 July 2004. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Wednesday, 7 July 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.
Dept of Health
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many expressions of interest have been received for the purchase of the business of PHLS Media Services; if he will publish the review of PHLS Media Services undertaken by KPMG; what his policy is for the future of PHLS Media Services; what plans he has to consult the staff of PHLS Media Services on its future; whether he has consulted (a) the Health Protection Agency and (b) the Purchasing and Supply Agency on the future of PHLS Media Services; whether he has consulted UK Resilience on the future of PHLS Media Services.
- Answer
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Ian Lucas: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many expressions of interest have been received for the purchase of the business of PHLS Media Services; [179384] (2) if he will publish the review of PHLS Media Services undertaken by KPMG; [179385] (3) what his policy is for the future of PHLS Media Services; [179386] (4) what plans he has to consult the staff of PHLS Media Services on its future; [179388] (5) whether he has consulted (a) the Health Protection Agency and (b) the Purchasing and Supply Agency on the future of PHLS Media Services; [179390] (6) whether he has consulted UK Resilience on the future of PHLS Media Services. [179391] Miss Melanie Johnson: The production of specialist media for the Health Protection Agency (HPA) will be taken over by the HPA itself. Working with the Public Health Laboratory Service (PHLS) board, we are exploring the possibilities for transferring the remainder of the PHLS' media supply operations to the private sector--from which we have received four replies to our approaches for expressions of interest for this business. As part of this exercise, we are consulting with key customer and policy stakeholders concerning the future provision of microbiological media--including representatives of the HPA, the National Health Service Purchasing and Supply Agency and the civil contingencies secretariat in the Cabinet Office. We do not plan to publish the report of the review of provision of media services prepared for the Department by KPMG. The staff of the PHLS Media Services have already been advised by their management of the plans for the future of the service and they will be fully consulted as the plans are developed further.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 423 c730-1W; 179384;179385;179386;179388;179390;179391
- Session
- 2003-04
- Subjects
- Health Health Protection Agency Procurement Medical devices Public Health Laboratory Service Research KPMG
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