HC Deb 26 February 2002 vol 380 c1095W
17. Mr. Jack

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to publish the criteria which will determine the distribution of the new CT scanners. [34717]

Mr. Hutton

Consultations regarding criteria for the allocation of 50 additional CT scanners, as outlined in the NHS Cancer Plan, will begin by the end of this month and will involve regions, strategic health authorities and the cancer networks. It is expected that final allocations will be published in the summer.

One of the factors in establishing criteria for the allocation of additional equipment will be the relative provision of CT services to the population served.