§ Mr. Lindsay HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what funding via the NHS has been given to support(a) St Catherine's Hospice and (b) Derian House Hospice. [84062]
§ Mr. Lindsay HoyleTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to provide additional funding via the NHS to(a) Derian House Hospice and (b) St. Catherine's Hospice. [84063]
§ Ms BlearsDuring 2002–03, the Chorley & South Ribble Primary Care Trust (PCT) provided recurrent funding of £427,000 to St. Catherine's Hospice and 11,000 to Derian House Hospice.
In addition, some non recurrent funding has recently been made available across Central Lancashire for which £40.000 will be allocated to hospices in Chorley, South Ribble and Preston. In the development of the local delivery plan, the PCT is considering increasing its investment in hospice services in 2003–04. However this will be dependent on other priorities.