HC Deb 13 February 2002 vol 380 c487W
Mr. Syms

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total underspend in his Department was on(a) capital and (b) non-capital expenditure in each financial year since May 1997. [34028]

Mr. Hutton

[holding answer 7 February 2002]: The information requested is given in the table.

£million
Year Capital Non-capital
1997–98 124 56
1998–99 106 177
1999–2000 220 -44
2000–01 142 550

Notes

  1. 1. Figures for 1997–98 to 1999–2000 based on Department of Health Appropriation Accounts adjusted for NHS trust non-voted expenditure.
  2. 2. 2000–01 figures are provisional and on a resource basis. They are not comparable with previous years. They include £250 million carry forward of the Department's unallocated provision.
  3. 3. A negative sign denotes an overspend on that part of the vote.