§ Mr. Neil TurnerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what(a) increases in funding have been given to the Wigan and Bolton health authority and (b) grants for specific projects have been given to the Wigan Leigh NHS Hospital Trust since May 1997. [32217]
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§ Jacqui SmithWigan and Bolton health authority received the following increases in allocations since May 1997:
£000 Percentage 1997–98 11,928 4.62 1998–99 14,021 5.41 1999–2000 24,996 7.18 2000–01 35,415 9.46 2001–02 37,252 9.10 2002–03 45,361 10.17 The former1 Wigan and Leigh Health Services National Health Service Trust received the following conditional capital allocations during this period:
1997–98: £1,563,000: Final element of the Phase 3 refurbishment scheme;1998–99: £665,000: Mental Health Intensive Care Unit;1999–2000: £480,0002: Start of Phase 4 service rationalisation;Between 1999–2000 and 2000–01: £1,950,000 in respect of modernisation, waiting list moneys as well as "action on funds"; and2001–02: £2,700,000 for accident and emergency reprovision together with £961,000 for a new mortuary.1The Wigan and Leigh Health Services NHS Trust merged with the Wrightington Hospital NHS Trust on 1 April 2001 to form the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust. Conditional capital allocations to the Wrightington hospital have not been included in this response.2The total value of this scheme is £22,000,000 and is due to be completed in 2004–05.