To ask the Secretary of State for Health what level of capitation funding the Nottingham health authority will receive in 1997–98. [10356]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received from the Centre for Policy Studies concerning the future funding of the national health service. [10357]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he last met the chairmen of health authorities to discuss services for mentally ill people. [10358]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what are the latest figures for the number of hospitals closed since 1979. [10359]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he next plans to visit Redbridge to discuss the financial position of Redbridge and Waltham Forest health authority and the situation in local...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the provision of renal services in Greater Manchester and Cheshire. [10361]

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many residents of (a) Buckinghamshire and (b) Milton Keynes are served by fundholding general practitioners (i) as a percentage of the population and...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment has been made of the likely savings to be made for the health services as a result of the measures contained in the Health Authorities Act...

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the development of the private finance initiative for the construction of new hospitals. [10364]

Mr. Robert Ainsworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the efficacy of local pay bargaining as a means of determining pay awards for NHS staff. [10365]