HC Deb 18 December 2000 vol 360 cc39-40W
Mr. Gordon Marsden

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will set out, including statistical information relating as directly as possible to the constituency, the effect on the Blackpool, South constituency of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [142228]

Mr. Denham

The income and expenditure figures for North West Lancashire health authority for the last four financial years, as per final accounts, are in the table.

£000
Total income Total expenditure
1996–97 313,497 312,965
1997–98 295,579 294,947
1998–99 313,804 313,769
1999–2000 374,664 376,367

Note:

The overspend in 1999–2000 was a combination of a planned overspend supported by the balance sheet, provisions and prescribing.

Capital allocations to the two National Health Service trusts based in and around Blackpool were as follows:

£000
Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde Blackpool Victoria
Unconditional1
1996–97 1,004 2,190
1997–98 1,004 2,190
1998–99 803 1,752
1999–2000 857 2,072
2000–01 883 1,925
Conditional2 (approved)
1996–97 -300 3,752
1997–98 5,119
1998–99 3,800
1999–2000 9,528
2000–01 755 5,200
1 Unconditional, i.e the trust is free to determine use of the money.
2 Conditional, i.e the allocation relates to a specific, agreed project.

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