§ Vera BairdTo ask the Secretary of State for Health who will receive the profits of sale of NHS land for housing where a foundation trust is not in existence. [169763]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 30 April 2004]: The receipts from the proposed transfer surplus National Health Service land to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister will be added to normal capital allocations and passed out to the benefit of the entire NHS.
§ Vera BairdTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the anticipated profits of sale of surplus NHS land for housing are expected to be; and how much front line service expansion this profit is expected to fund. [169816]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 30 April 2004]: Until negotiations on the precise terms of the transfer of the land to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister have been agreed, it will not be possible to say how much will be received for the surplus National Health Service land.
All of the receipts, once to hand, will be re-invested in the NHS.