Northwick Park and Mouth Vernon Hospitals

HC Deb 12 March 2001 vol 364 cc419-20W

Mr. Gareth R. Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list(a) the amount and (b) the purpose of each specific grant allocation made to (i) Northwick Park Hospital and (ii) Mount Vernon Hospital since 1997. [152490]

Mr. Denham

The information is not available in the format requested. The Department does not give grants to trusts direct. The Department allocates directly to health authorities using a national weighted capitation formula.

Northwick Park Hospital comes under the health economy area of Brent and Harrow health authority. The 2001–02 unified allocation for Brent and Harrow health authority is £371 million, which represents a cash increase of £31 million (8.99 per cent.). Mount Vernon Hospital comes under the health economy area of Hillingdon health authority. The 2001–02 unified allocation for Hillingdon health authority is £184 million, which represents a cash increase of £16 mill ion (9.35 per cent.).