§ Mr. Win GriffithsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the financial allocations made to the NHS since May 1997 that have been additional to the expenditure previously agreed. [60312]
Mr. Jon Owen JonesSince coming into office, we announced, in May 1997, £600,000 for cancer services and £2.5 million for primary care. In October 1997, we announced £9.5 million to assist with winter pressures.
In December 1997, a cash increase of £113.8 million for NHS Wales for 1998–99 was announced by the Secretary of State, which included £60.2 million new money from the July budget and an additional £1.3 million new money from the Welsh Block. In March, we announced an additional £25.1 million for NHS Wales in 1998–99 to bring in-patient waiting lists down. On 3 November, the Secretary of State announced an additional £12.5 million to alleviate winter pressures and emergencies.
These allocations total £164 million of which £111.7 million was additional to expenditure previously planned.