§ Mr. BorrowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the changes in the level of NHS spending in south Lancashire as a result of the Budget. [159901]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 10 May 2001]: In his Budget statement on 7 March 2001, my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced additional 406W resources for the National Health Service in England of £300 million in 2001–02, £295 million in 2002–03 and £240 million in 2003–04.
South Lancashire health authority has received a total allocation of £223.3 million for 2001–02. This represents a cash increase of £18.2 million or 8.89 per cent. Final decisions have not yet been made for 2002–03 and 2003–04 allocations but all health authorities will receive a minimum increase of 6 per cent.
£500,000 has also been allocated to Chorley and South Ribble NHS Trust for local capital modernisation projects.
Final decisions on the allocations from the remaining budget money have yet to be made.