HC Deb 15 September 2003 vol 410 c618W
Patrick Mercer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether resources for the Health Protection Agency's civil contingency planning will come from the NHS's general budget. [128664]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The Health Protection Agency's funding for civil contingency planning—like all of its other central funding—is from Section F (central and miscellaneous services) of the Department of Health's "Request for Resources 2 (RfR2)". The national health service's "general budget" is in "Request for Resources 1 (RfRI)".

Patrick Mercer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether stocks of emergency materiel for the Health Protection Agency will be funded from his Department's overall budget. [128665]

Miss Melanie Johnson

It is not a function of the Health Protection Agency to stockpile material for national medical emergencies. Any such material procured centrally by the Department of Health is funded from the resources and moneys voted to it by Parliament in the Central Government Supply Estimates.

Patrick Mercer

To ask the Secretary of State for Health from what accounts the Health Protection Agency will be funded. [128668]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The Health Protection Agency is funded from the resources and moneys voted to the Department of Health by Parliament in the Central Government Supply Estimates. The relevant part is Section F (central health and miscellaneous services) of Request for Resources 2 (RfR2). The Main Estimates for 2003–04 were approved by Parliament on 6 May 2003.