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Written question asked by Lord Mawhinney (Conservative) on Thursday, 13 October 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 October 2016. It was answered by Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 October 2016 on behalf of the Department for Communities and Local Government.


Health: Finance

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what financial resources they transferred to local authorities in 2015–16 which were designated to be spent on the provision of public health services; and what is their estimate of how much was spent on the provision of such services.

Answer

The public health grant is provided to give local authorities the funding needed to discharge their public heath responsibilities. The total allocation for 2015-16 was £2.80 billion. All details of this grant and the allocations which were made can be found at - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/ring-fenced-public-health-grants-to-local-authorities-2013-14-and-2014-15.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL2307
Session
2016-17
Subjects
Health Finance
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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