Winter Funding Initiative

HC Deb 09 July 1998 vol 315 cc611-2W

Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer of 27 November 1997,Official Report, column 651, concerning the Winter Funding Initiative, what estimate he has made of the amount transferred to social services departments. [49572]

Mr. Boateng

Of the £159 million allocated to health authorities in England, over one fifth (some £35 million) was transferred to social services departments.

Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston (Ms Stuart), of 27 January 1998,Official Report, column 197, concerning additional winter support, what is his Department's estimate of the number of initiatives funded by winter pressures money; and how many of these initiatives continued after 31 March. [49573]

Mr. Milburn

The £159 million allocated to health authorities in England last autumn funded some 1,500 initiatives. Where appropriate, schemes have continued after 31 March 1998 funded from health authorities' general allocations. Information on this funding is not available centrally.