HC Deb 01 April 2003 vol 402 cc688-9W
Mr. Laws

To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether he will list the financial size of each centrally administered health care fund into which health authorities and primary care trusts can bid: and if he will make a statement. [103703]

Mr. Hutton

Information on central funding against which national health service organisations can bid over the period 2003–04 to 2005–06 is shown in the table.

Figures in £000
Budget 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 Comment
Improving the provision of decontamination services in the NHS 26,000 13,000 43,000 NHS Trusts will be invited to submit bids
Modernising hospital manufacturing of medicines 4,000 24,000 14,000 NHS Trusts will be invited to submit bids
Pathology modernisation 150 500 0 NHS Trusts will be invited to submit bids
Sub-total (capital) 30,150 37,500 57,000
Total 69,100 90,361 113,300