§ Mr. O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of the money made available by his Department for the resource management programme has been allocated to(a) St. James hospital, Leeds, (b) Pontefract general infirmary and (c) Pinderfields hospital, Wakefield.
§ Mr. DorrellSince March 1989 Yorkshire regional health authority has been allocated nearly £7 million for the resource management programme. In March 1989 nine hospitals in the Yorkshire region, including St. James' hospital, Leeds and Pontefract general infirmary, were selected to prepare and implement the resource management programme. In January 1990 a further five hospitals, including Pinderfields general hospital, were selected to prepare and implement the programme in 1990–91. Although the financial allocation made to Yorkshire regional health authority takes account of the number of its designated hospital sites it is for the regional health authority to decide how these additional funds are allocated to the sites.