§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the reasons are for establishing a risk fund for foundation trust applicants implementing the new financial flows reforms. [154098]
§ Mr. HuttonThe funding will be made available to address the costs of highly complex and specialised cases for first wave national health service foundation trusts applicants for 2004–05 as the methodology to address these costs within the national tariff will not be complete until 2005–06.
§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health from which budget the funding for the risk fund for foundation trust applicants implementing the new financial flows reforms was transferred; and if he will make a statement. [154142]
§ Mr. HuttonThe funding will be made available from the Department's unallocated provision for 2004–05.