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Mr. Bradley
To ask the Secretary of State for Health which outside agency is undertaking the analysis of national health service trust applications; and at what cost.
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley
The financial assessment of national health service trust applicants has been undertaken by Coopers and Lybrand Deloitte managament consultants. The total budget for this exercise is £536,000.