Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health

HC Deb 17 July 2003 vol 409 cc634-5W

Mr. Burstow

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to his answer of 10 July,Official Report, column 1002W, on the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health, what the non staff costs are in (a) 2003–04 and (b) 2004–05; and what the value of contract for supporting patients forum is for eachprimary care trust. [126324]

Ms Rosie Winterton

The Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health's (CPPIH) budget was discussed at its board meeting on 29 May. The board paper is available at its website at www.cppih.org. It includes a breakdown of staff and non-staff costs for 2003–04. Information relating to the budget breakdown for 2004–05 is not yet available.

Contracts for supporting patients' forums have not yet been awarded—more information about individual local network providers will be available from the CPPIH in September.