HC Deb 20 February 1990 vol 167 cc706-7W
28. Mr. Kirkhope

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a further statement on funding for the hospice movement.

96. Mr. Irvine

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he will give more details of the £8 million funding for the voluntary hospice movement.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

We shall shortly be notifying health authorities of the allocation they will receive for this purpose, and giving guidance on its distribution.

125. Mr. Ian Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many hospice projects have now been assisted directly with resources provided by his Department.

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

Two projects for people with AIDS, the London Lighthouse and the Mildmay Mission, currently receive direct assistance from the Department, and from health authorities. The funding of individual projects is otherwise a matter for discussion between the health authorities and the organisations concerned. Authorities will receive an additional allocation of £8 million for 1990–91 to enable them to increase their existing contributions to the voluntary hospice movement.