Written question asked by Paul Farrelly (Labour) on Thursday, 11 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 November 2004. It was answered by Stephen Ladyman (Labour) on Tuesday, 16 November 2004 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much has been allocated through the LIFT programme to improve primary care in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) North Staffordshire. - Inc figure.

Answer: Paul Farrelly: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much has been allocated through the LIFT programme to improve primary care in (a) Newcastle- under-Lyme and (b) North Staffordshire. [198575] Dr. Ladyman: The North Staffordshire National Health Service Local Improvement Financial Trust (LIFT) project covers the whole of the North Staffordshire area, including Newcastle-Under-Lyme. The Department of Health has allocated capital enabling funding of £5.37 million to the end of 2004-05 to support LIFT developments across the North Staffordshire area.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 198575; 426 c1381W;426 c1385W
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Capital investment Finance Primary care Staffordshire Newcastle-under-Lyme Local investment finance trust scheme
Contains statistics: Yes
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