§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much funding in each of the last three years he has given to the Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth Health Authority; [145158]
246W(2) what funding his Department has given to St. George's Hospital, Tooting, in each of the last three years. [145440]
§ Mr. DenhamThe table outlines cash funding from the Department to Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth Health Authority in the three year period 1997–2000. The funding is broken down into cash limited and non-cash limited services.
Funding for Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth, 1997 to 2000 £000 Cash limited1 Non-cash limited 1997–98 402,653 32,800 1998–99 422,066 30,010 1999–2000 495,416 33,380 1 Includes payments made on HAs behalf The figures given in the second table are for total income of the St George's Hospital National Health Service Trust from the Department. However, it should be noted that this includes income other than that received from the Department (via health authorities and primary care groups) by means of contracts.
St. George's Healthcare NHS Trust—total income from Department of Health Year £ 1997–98 173,135,000 1998–99 185,927,000 1999–2000 227,622,000 Source:
St. George's Healthcare NHS Trust summarisation schedules 1997–98, 1998–99 and 1999–2000