§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what additional funding is made available to hospital trusts to take account of the proximity to airports and motorways;[25296]
(2) what extra funding was made available in the last financial year to the South Manchester University Hospital NHS trust to take account of its proximity to Manchester Airport and the motorway network. [25297]
§ Mr. HoramTrusts are not funded directly by my Department but from contracts with purchasers.
The proximity to airports and the motorway network will impact mainly on accident and emergency work and be reflected in the contracts for this work placed with trusts by their host health authority.