HC Deb 14 March 1994 vol 239 c534W
Ms Jowell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of her recently announced package of £85 million funding for primary health care is new money which has not hitherto been set aside for any health programme.

Dr. Mawhinney

The £85 million funding for primary health care in the London initiative zone in 1994–95 comprises £57 million from central funds and £28 million from funds specifically set aside for this purpose by health authorities in LIZ.

Ms Primarolo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list each primary care project within the London implementation zone, giving the amount of money already expended and the proposed date of completion of the project.

Dr. Mawhinney

I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave her on 18 JanuaryOfficial Report, column 525, for much of this information. This stated that detailed management and monitoring of development programmes is carried out by local health authorities. Expenditure details and proposed completion dates of individual projects are not held centrally.