HC Deb 24 January 2001 vol 361 c602W
Mr. Dawson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the extra capital and revenue resources he has made available to(a) Royal Lancaster Infirmary and (b) Blackpool Victoria Hospital since 1 May 1997. [145542]

Mr. Denham

The extra capital and revenue resources which have been made available to the Morecambe Bay Hospitals National Health Service Trust (which is now responsible for the Royal Lancaster Infirmary) and Blackpool Victoria Hospital NHS Trust is as follows:

Morecambe Bay Hospitals NHS Trust1,2
1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
Total overall income (£ million) 48.5 50.3 111.3 123.9
ercentage increase on total income 3.81 11.35
The Morecambe Bay Hospital Trust has also received £15.3 million for capital investment3
1 The Morecambe Bay Hospitals NHS Trust was formed on 1 April 1998 following the merger of three acute hospital trusts (Furness General Hospitals NHS Trust, Lancaster Acute Hospitals NHS Trust and Westmoreland Hospital NHS Trust). In addition, the information for the years 1996–97 and 1997–98 is specific to the former Lancaster Acute Hospitals NHS Trust only.
2 The overall income of trust includes non-recurrent one-off allocations.
3 The figure of £15.3 million also includes £4.1 million which relates to capital investment schemes at the then Lancaster Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Blackpool Victoria Hospital NHS Trust1,2
1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000
Total Overall Income (£ million) 79.8 84.8 128.5 184.1
Percentage increase on total income 6.31 51.52 43.20
The Blackpool Victoria Trust has also received £11.3 million for capital investment
1 The overall income of trust includes non-recurrent one off allocations.
2 Blackpool Victoria Hospital Trust receives income from the training consortium which has been included within its overall operating income and the increase in this income accounts for the large percentage increases year on year on total income.