HC Deb 17 November 1998 vol 319 c566W
Miss Melanie Johnson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what resources he will make available to the Training Support Programme (TSP, Specific Grant) for local authorities in the next three years. [60472]

Mr. Hutton

The training support programme budget for 1998–99 is £35.45 million. It is set to rise to £39.0 million for 1999–2000 and there are planning figures of £42.5 million and £44.5 million for the two subsequent years. This provides a sound basis on which local authorities can plan their local expenditure.