NHS Funding

HC Deb 27 March 2000 vol 347 cc63-4W

Mr. Cotter

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to review the system used to assess annual increases in NHS funding. [116011]

Mr. Andrew Smith

I have been asked to reply.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer announced in his Budget medium-term plans for the NHS, involving average annual real terms increases of over 6 per cent. for the NHS.