NHS Plan (Newcastle)

HC Deb 14 October 2002 vol 390 cc498-9W

Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 8 May 2002,Official Report, column 262W, on the NHS Plan (Newcastle), what requests were received from each source for intermediate care funding in the Northern and Yorkshire Region; how much they were for; which were (a) approved and (b) rejected; and what share of the national allocation was granted to the Northern and Yorkshire Region. [56621]

Jacqui Smith

[holding Answer 15 May 2002]The Northern and Yorkshire Region received 27 bids for intermediate care capital funding. The following schemes were successful in the first phase:

Leeds Health Authority

Selby and York Primary Care Trust

Darlington Primary Care Trust

North Durham Health Care National Health Service Trust

Carlisle and District Primary Care Trust

Gateshead Primary Care Trust

Hartlepool Primary Care Trust

Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust

North Tyneside Primary Care Trust

Middlesbrough and Eston Primary Care Trust

Wakefield West Primary Care Trust

The following schemes were unsuccessful in the first phase: Airedale Primary Care Trust Bradford City Primary Care Trust North Bradford Primary Care Trust Calderdale Primary Care Trust (2 bids) Eastern Hull Primary Care Trust (2 bids) Eastern Wakefield Primary Care Trust Harrogate area Huddersfield Central Primary Care Trust (2 bids) Newcastle Integrated Older People Service Newcastle Social Services North Tees Primary Care Trust South Tyneside Primary Care Trust Scarborough area

I announced the allocation of the first phase of £46 million to 80 projects on 6 March 2002. To date a total of £58 million has been allocated to intermediate care capital to 90 projects. Of the £58 million allocated, the Northern and Yorkshire Region received £7.75 million, which is 13.4 per cent. of the total amount. It may be possible to fund further bids from the Northern and Yorkshire region as part of a further phase of funding yet to be allocated.