To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will require the National Health Service Supplies Authority to set out in its annual report covering 1992 full information on its revenues, cost structures and operating margins.

The National Health Service Supplies Authority was not fully operational until October 1992 when the process of transferring staff and assets from the 14 regional supplies organisations was completed. Some operations will therefore have been covered in regional health authority accounts.NHS supplies will publish as much financial information as possible in its annual review in June.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the work of the National Health Service Supplies Authority since its inception.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make a statement on the work of the NHS Supplies Authority.

The National Health Service Supplies Authority was set up to make sure the NHS gets best value for money in the 'goods and services it needs, and has already achieved savings in purchasing of £25 million.NHS Supplies will publish its annual review at the end of June setting out its work and achievements since its inception.