§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health which items of departmental expenditure fall within the category of miscellaneous services, referred to on page 30 of the 2001 Departmental report. [15251]
§ Mr. HuttonI apologise to the hon. Member for the delay in responding to this question. I refer him to the reply that my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State gave my hon. Friend the Member for Blackpool, North and Fleetwood (Mrs. Humble) on 5 March 2002,Official Report, column 192W.
The category contains a wide range of activities including expenditure on certain public health functions such as environmental health, health promotion and support to the voluntary sector. The only common feature is that they receive funding direct from the Department of Health, and not via health authorities.