HC Deb 20 March 1990 vol 169 cc559-60W
85. Mr. Dickens

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will give details of the central bridging funds provided for health authorities to provide new community services for the mentally ill and handicapped.

88. Mr. David Martin

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what progress has been made on the capital loan fund for mental health projects.

Mr. Freeman

Details of the £50 million capital loans fund were announced by me on 23 January 1990 at column672. Health authorities have been invited to bid by 30 March for the first tranche of £10 million in the coming financial year (1990–91). Additional sums of £15 million and £25 million will be made available in the second and third years of the rolling programme. To date there have been 14 informal inquiries.