Written question asked by Michael Jack (Conservative) on Thursday, 17 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 24 March 2005. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Thursday, 24 March 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will place in the Library a copy of the research carried out for his Department by Warwick University in connection with its calculations of the Market Forces Factor Adjustment as it affects hospitals in Lancashire and Greater Manchester.

Answer: Mr. Jack: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will place in the Library a copy of the research carried out for his Department by Warwick university in connection with its calculations of the market forces factor adjustment as it affects hospitals in Lancashire and Greater Manchester. [223402] Mr. Hutton: [holding answer 22 March 2005]: The most recent research carried out on behalf of the Department by university of Warwick, Institute for Employment Research, on the market forces factor, was published in March 2002. Copies of the report titled `Spatial Variations in Labour Costs: 2001 Review of the Staff Market Forces Factor' are available in the Library.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 432 c1064W;432 c1064-5W; 223402
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Hospitals Greater Manchester Pay Research Lancashire Labour market
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk