§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the budget for Ashworth Hospital has been for each of the last five years. [186831]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested is not available for the last five years. The budget for the Ashworth Special Hospital Authority is only available from 1999–2000 to 2001–02 and is shown in the table.
Amount (£) 1999–2000 51,435,000 2000–01 61,169,000 2001–02 63,731,000 Note. The Ashworth Special Hospital Authority was dissolved in 31 March 2002, with the majority of its services moving to the Mersey Care National Health Service Trust. The information requested is not collected centrally at individual hospital level. Source: Summarised accounts of Ashworth Special Hospital Authority 1999–2000 to 2001–02.