§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list for each year from 1992 the(a) total funding and (b) percentage increase in funding for Shropshire Health Authority; and if he will make a statement. [111917]
§ Mr. DenhamHealth authorities have existed in their current form since 1 April 1996. Prior to 1 April 1996 allocations were made to Regional Health Authorities.
The table gives the information from 1996–97 onwards:
Year Total allocation (£000) Percentage increase in allocation 1996–97 162,708 4.05 1997–98 169,555 4.06 1998–99 178,325 4.86 1999–20001 247,650 6.51 2000–01 265,676 6.89 1 Allocations for 1999–2000 are not comparable with those for 1996–97 to 1998–99, which cover hospital and community health services only. 1999–2000 is the first year of unified allocations which cover hospital and community health services, prescribing and general practice infrastructure.