§ Baroness Greengrossasked Her Majesty's Government:
How much money was allocated to intermediate care in 2000–02; how it has been distributed; and what amount and proportion will be or has been spent by social services departments on social care. [HL1569]
§ Lord Hunt of Kings HeathDetails of the funding of intermediate care and community equipment services were set out in a joint Health Service and Local Authority Circular (HSC 2001/001—LAC (2001)1)Intermediate Care, issued on 19 January 2001. A copy is available in the Library.
Deployment of resources made available to councils through the standard spending assessment remains a decision for councils to make in the light of local circumstances.