§ Mr. LansleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much public dividend capital has been issued by his Department to NHS trusts in(a) 2002–03 and (b) 2003–04; and how much is estimated to be issued in 2004–05 to (i) NHS trusts and (ii) Foundation trusts. [168946]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 27 April 2004]: The information requested is shown in the table. The forecast split of public dividend capital (PDC) between national health service trusts and NHS foundation trusts for 2004–05 will be refined during the year as better information becomes available on NHS foundation trusts spending plans and in year starts.
£ million Total PDC issued/forecast Financial year PDC to NHS trusts PDC to NHS foundation trusts Total 2002–03 1,434 0 1,434 2003–04 1,833 0 1,833 2004–051 2,634 150 2,784 1Estimate.