§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales on what date the sections of the appropriation account for Wales concerning central Government expenditure on the NHS in Wales were published. [10280]
§ Mr. HagueI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 16 December 1996,Official Report, column 446–47.
§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the principal areas to which the additional £30 million for the national health service provided for in the winter supplementary estimates will be applied. [9956]
§ Mr. HagueOf the £30 million end-year flexibility entitlement take-up in the winter supplementary estimate, £18 million related to capital expenditure—£6 million for NHS trusts and £12 million for slippage on centrally funded schemes—mainly Wrexham Maelor phase 2, Ynys-y-Plwm, Princess of Wales phase 2 and Torfaen community hospital. The remaining £12 million was taken up for a number of revenue expenditure items including 2.5 million for GP fundholder carry-forward, £3 million for the dental initiative, £1 million for the clinical effectiveness initiative and £3 million for health authority liquidity.