Written question asked by Harold Best (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 22 March 2005. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Tuesday, 22 March 2005 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the level of funding per head of population in each primary care trust in Leeds was in the last year for which figures are available; and what assessment his Department has made of inequality of healthcare provision in the city.

Answer: Mr. Best: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the level of funding per head of population in each primary care trust in Leeds was in the last year for which figures are available; and what assessment his Department has made of inequality of healthcare provision in the city. [222879] Miss Melanie Johnson: The table shows the allocations per weighted head of population in each primary care trust (PCT) in Leeds for 2004-05. £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. PCT 2004-05 allocation per weighted head of population East Leeds 1,077.31 Leeds, North East 1,044.27 Leeds, North West 1,001.55 Leeds, West 1,052.69 South Leeds 1,010.21 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Source: Department of Health. Service planning to address inequalities in service provision is agreed between PCTs and their strategic health authorities and not with the Department.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 432 c748W; 222879
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Health services Finance Leeds Primary care trusts Per capita costs
Contains statistics: Yes
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