§ Mr. AmessTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures are in place to ensure that additional funds allocated to health authorities to meet the cost of treatments recommended by the National Institute for Clinical Excellence are used solely for that purpose. [140580]
§ Mr. DenhamWe do not separately identify funding to meet the cost of National Institute for Clinical Excellence recommendations. Our spending plans announced in this year's Budget mean that the National Health Service will receive the largest level of sustained real-term growth over any four-year period in its history. This will enable the NHS to implement NICE recommendations.