NHS: Capital Investment

Health written question – answered at on 18 January 2012.

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Photo of Grahame Morris Grahame Morris Labour, Easington

To ask the Secretary of State for Health

(1) with reference to his Department's radiotherapy dataset report published in August 2011, what steps he plans to take to ensure part of the £300 million made available for capital expenditure projects is used to address inequalities in the availability of radiotherapy equipment between the North East and London;

(2) with reference to the £300 million announced for new NHS capital expenditure projects, which (a) foundation hospitals, (b) strategic health authorities and (c) primary care trusts in the North East were informed of this new funding; and how long have they been given to apply for it.

Photo of Tessa Munt Tessa Munt Liberal Democrat, Wells

To ask the Secretary of State for Health

(1) with reference to his Department's radiotherapy dataset report published in August 2011, if he will direct funds from the announced £300 million fund for new capital projects towards redressing geographically-based inequalities in the provision of radiotherapy equipment in England; and if he will make a statement;

(2) with reference to the announcement of an extra £300 million for new capital expenditure projects in the NHS, whether primary care trusts that cancelled capital projects in 2011 due to funding will be able to revive them through access to the fund;

(3) when the decision was made to release an extra £300 million for new capital projects in the NHS; when primary care trusts (PCTs) were informed of his decision; whether all (a) foundation hospitals, (b) strategic health authorities and (c) PCTs in the South West were informed; when the closing date is for applications to the new fund; and if he will make a statement.

Photo of Simon Burns Simon Burns The Minister of State, Department of Health

We have identified capital funding which could be made available to the national health service. We are now in discussions with the NHS to see how it could best be spent. However, no decisions have been taken and no deadlines established at national level. Further announcements will be made when the best possible use of this capital funding has been identified.

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