§ Mr. HealdTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what amounts have been provided for in 2002–03(a) primary care trust budgets and (b) strategic health authority budgets for the cost of premature retirements. [56290]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 14 May 2002]: No funding has been earmarked in allocations to health authorities and primary care trusts in 2002–03 to meet the costs of premature retirements. National Health Service organisations meet such costs from their general allocations.