Written question asked by Lord Flight (Conservative) on Thursday, 13 May 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 24 May 2004. It was answered by Baroness Winterton of Doncaster (Labour) on Monday, 24 May 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the expenditure was on the acquisition of rubber ferrules in each year since 1997. - Inc table. (Holding answer 20 May 2004).

Answer: Mr. Flight: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the expenditure was on the acquisition of rubber ferrules in each year since 1997. [174158] Ms Rosie Winterton: [holding answer 20 May 2004]: Ferrules are supplied to the national health service as part of the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency's national agreement for the supply of walking aids. The Department holds information on ferrules bought since 1998-99. The contract is not mandatory, and therefore some NHS bodies may buy ferrules from other sources. The expenditure on the contract was as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ 1998-99 96,670.37 1999-2000 103,094.37 2000-01 87,739.36 2001-02 96,896.97 2002-03 101,855.81 2003-04 106,347.92 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Note: All figures include Value Added Tax.

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