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Mr. Canavan
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many expressions of interest have been made for hospitals to opt out of existing arrangements within the National Health Service; and if he will make a statement.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
A total of 193 units have expressed an interest in NHS trust status, including a number with more than one hospital.