Health Action Zones

HC Deb 09 January 2002 vol 377 cc930-1W

Jeremy Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total expenditure for the Camden and Islington health action zones has been since its inception; and what spending is planned for this financial year. [25827]

Mr. Hutton

Since its inception in April 1999, Camden and Islington health action zone has received over £5.2 million in direct funding. In 2002–03 the HAZ will receive at least £1.5 million.

In addition, Camden and Islington health authority received £2.7 million targeted funding for health authorities in HAZs between 1999–2000 and 2000–01. In 2001–02 and for 2002–03 this was subsumed within the health inequalities adjustment, Camden and Islington HA' s share of which was £3.1 million and £3.3 million respectively.