§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will list for each social services department his estimate of the additional funding which will be made available this winter; [14590]
(2) if he will list by health authority the dates on which the social services departments within each health authority were invited to make applications for additional funding to assist with managing pressures over this winter, indicating the deadlines they were given for completing their funding applications. [14595]
§ Mr. Win GriffithsI have recently announced an additional £9.548 million for health authorities this year to alleviate to pressures on emergency admissions. Health authorities will submit their action plans to my officials at the end of November. It will be for health authorities to consider whether, as part of their plans, additional funding will be provided to social services departments.
In July, I also announced £2.5 million to promote primary and community health care in Wales. Within that, health authorities may apply for a share of £250,000 set aside for joint ventures with private nursing homes to provide care this winter for those who do not require the full range of hospital services or who are awaiting the completion of packages of care before discharge.