§ Mr. HurstTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the prove on of 24 hour heart monitors to general practitioners' surgeries. [173635]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonGeneral practitioner practices make decisions about how they spend the income they receive, which will in some cases have been used to provide 24 hour heart monitors. In addition in 2002–03, £15 million was allocated to pay for cardiac equipment in primary care.