§ Mr. Nicholas WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the(a) total level of investment and (b) source of funding for the recent expansion of the Christie Hospital NHS Trust. [2281]
§ Jacqui Smith[holding answer 4 July 2001]The revenue income for the Christie Hospital National Health Service Trust is provided in the table.
£ million Actual 1999–2000 Actual 2000–01 Forecast 2001–02 Total income from activities (health authorities) 39.0 43.4 49.1 Other operating income 30.2 24.9 24.1 Total overall income 69.2 68.4 73.2 Notes
1. Information extracted from Final Accounts for 1999–2000, pre-audit draft accounts for 2000–01 and the trust's plans for 2001–02.
2. The high level of other operating income in 1999–2000 relates to technical accounting adjustments.
3. The trust has received a significant recent growth in revenue funds from NHS sources. Specific areas include: funding for the implications of National Institute for Clinical Excellence drugs; revenue consequences of capital investments in capital equipment and four new consultant posts.
4. The trust's other operating income includes a substantial proportion of income from charitable sources.
The facilities at the trust will continue to be redeveloped and these will be provided from a variety of sources which will include exchequer funding, private finance initiative funding and charitable donations.
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§ Mr. Nicholas WintertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to visit the Christie Hospital NHS Trust in Manchester; and if he will make a statement. [2280]
§ Jacqui Smith[holding answer 4 July 2001]Either I or one of my ministerial colleagues will visit the Christie Hospital later in the year.