§ Mr. LidingtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will state in respect of(a) Buckinghamshire health authority, (b) Oxfordshire health authority and (c) Berkshire health authority, (i) their allocations from his Department for 2002–03 and (ii) the amount by which these allocations differ from their national level if they were funded in accordance with his Department's weighted-capitation funding formula. [26558]
§ Ms Blears[holding answer 21 January 2002]: The 2002–03 allocations and the amounts each health authority are under their targets determined by the weighted capitation formula are shown in the table.
£ million Health authority 2002–03 allocation 2002–03 distances from targets Buckinghamshire 493.96 -12.20 Oxfordshire 445.46 -8.88 Berkshire 588.57 -23.16