To ask the Secretary of State for Health what written guidance on the Comprehensive Spending Review was (a) sent in 2007 by HM Treasury to his Department and (b) has been circulated internally within his Department. (162825)

As is normal in the run-up to a spending review, HM Treasury provided numerous pieces of guidance to all Departments, including the Department of Health, on preparations and evidence for the 2007 comprehensive spending review.