HC Deb 19 May 2003 vol 405 c590W
Mr. Donaldson

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what additional funding has been made available by the Eastern Health and Social Services Board to the Down Lisburn Trust in the current financial year to address the equity deficit. [113784]

Mr. Browne

The Eastern Health and Social Services Board have planned to allocate additional service development funds from April 2003 that are expected to reduce the current equity gap by £1.5 million for the population living in the Down Lisburn area.