National Health Service Trusts

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 3:30 pm on 4 December 1990.

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Photo of Mr William Waldegrave Mr William Waldegrave , Bristol West 3:30, 4 December 1990

I am not quite sure what point the hon. Gentleman was making. It is true that the price of land has fallen this year so, sadly, less money is available to the national health service from land sales. That is true, and we have taken account of that in our expenditure plans and in the public expenditure survey settlement for next year. I agree entirely with the hon. Gentleman that what drives the health service is not commercial criteria at all, but that does not mean that we cannot learn useful things from the organisation of other businesses, including those in the private sector.