§ Mr. TylerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when the grant of £2.5 million by the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Health Authority to St. Michael's Hospital, Hayle, in 1995 was approved by his Department's Regional Office, and on what terms; and if he will make a statement. [20112]
§ Mr. MilburnIn 1994 Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Health Authority made a Section 64 grant of £2.5 million to the Congregation of the Daughters of the Cross of Liege in order to ensure the long-term availability of operating capacity in the county.
This grant did not require the formal approval of the then South and West Regional Health Authority, although officers from the regional health authority discussed the grant with officers of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly Health Authority and were content with it. The health authority's external auditors, the Audit Commission, were also content with the grant.