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Written question asked by Richard Bacon (Conservative) on Monday, 15 December 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 18 December 2003. It was answered by Lord Boateng (Labour) on Thursday, 18 December 2003 on behalf of the Treasury.


Treasury

Question
To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, until what date and for how much money his Department has given financial commitments in relation to the funding of the National Programme for information technology in the health service. (Failed OPQ)
Answer

Mr. Bacon: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer until what date and for how much money his Department has given financial commitments in relation to the funding of the National Programme for information technology in the health service. [144735] Mr. Boateng: Although programmes of this scale do need Treasury approval, the Treasury does not commit funding to individual projects. It is for the Department of Health to ensure that the national programme for information technology is affordable within its budget, without pre-empting the results of future spending reviews.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
144735; 415 c1005W
Session
2003-04
Question not reached
Yes
Subjects
Finance ICT Expenditure NHS
Link
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