HC Deb 05 November 2002 vol 392 cc260-1W
Mr. Kidney

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what account he will take of rurality in his revised allocation formula for funding primary care trusts. [78460]

Mr. Hutton

The existing formula used to allocate national health service resources has been reviewed by the advisory committee on resource allocation (ACRA). We are currently considering ACRA's recommendations. Later this autumn when we announce the revenue allocations for the next three years we will explain changes to the formula.