HC Deb 06 February 2004 vol 417 c1125W
Mrs. Iris Robinson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost was of the Commission for Health Improvement(a) in the last 12 months and (b) since its inception. [148825]

Ms Rosie Winterton

The budget granted for the Commission for Health Improvement (CHI) for 2003–04 is £35.2 million.

Previous years figures are published in CHI's annual accounts since inception in 1999–2000. Since inception, CHI's costs total about £99 million.