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To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 8th December 2003, 415 c320W, on Valuing People, if he will list the other centrally funded projects which were funded through the £3.3 million.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to his Answer of 8th December 2003, 415 c320W, on Valuing People, if he will list the other centrally funded projects which were funded through the £3.3 million.
Asked by
Paul Burstow
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Stephen Ladyman
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
15 December 2003
For answer on
7 January 2004
Answered on
7 January 2004
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to his answer of 8 December 2003, Official Report, column 320W, on
Valuing People, if he will list the other centrally funded projects which were funded through the £3.3 million. [144948]
Dr. Ladyman: The unused £3.3 million capital was not directly transferred from the Learning Disability Development Fund to another
project. It contributed to the overall budget available for other capital projects, which were delivered in 2002-03 but which did
not have funding set aside for them at the start of the year. An example of a project funded in this way was the refurbishment of
psychiatric wards.
Subjects
Capital investment; Finance; Learning disability; Learning Disability Development Fund
Date
7 January 2004
Reference
144948; 416 c399W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what monitoring his Department has undertaken to ensure that the funding announced to support Valuing People and allocated to strategic health authorities and primary care trusts was spent on initiatives to support Valuing People; how the remaining capital element of the LDDF...
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what monitoring his Department has undertaken to ensure that the funding announced to support Valuing People and allocated to strategic health authorities and primary care trusts was spent on initiatives to support Valuing People; how the remaining capital element of the LDDF...
Asked by
Paul Burstow
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Stephen Ladyman
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 November 2003
For answer on
8 December 2003
Answered on
8 December 2003
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what monitoring his Department has undertaken to ensure that the funding
announced to support Valuing People and allocated to strategic health authorities and primary care trusts was spent on initiatives
to support Valuing People; how the remaining capital element of the LDDF was spent in 2002-03; and for what reasons the decision was
taken to change the way the capital fund was distributed for 2003-04. [140474]
Dr. Ladyman: Capital allocations from the Learning Disability Development Fund (LDDF) are included in monthly returns which
strategic health authorities (SHAs) make to the Department. It is for SHAs to monitor how individual primary care trusts and
national health service trusts use the funds.
Local authorities provide information to the Department about the use of the revenue element of the LDDF as part of their delivery
and improvement statements.
In 2002-03, the allocation of the LDDF capital was handled centrally. Learning disability partnership boards were invited to submit
bids as part of their joint investment plans. £16.7 million of the £20 million available was allocated to support the development
priorities for capital investment in the learning disability White Paper "Valuing People". It was not possible to spend the full
amount because of the long lead in time on capital projects and the remaining £3.3 million was therefore used on other centrally
funded projects.
In accordance with our policy of decentralisation, it was decided to simplify the procedure for 2003-04 and enable decisions about
the use of the money to be taken as closely as possible to the point of spending. The £20 million per annum LDDF capital was
therefore distributed to SHAs as part of their three-year strategic capital allocations. This enabled us to issue their funds to
them more quickly. Given the long lead in for many capital schemes, making three-year allocations should also enable the SHAs to
make better use of the money. SHAs were informed about the change of procedure through the Chief Executive's Bulletin and a more
detailed note setting out the priorities for use of the fund was included on the Department's web site.
Subjects
Finance; Health authorities; Learning disability; Monitoring; Learning Disability Development Fund
Date
8 December 2003
Reference
140474; 415 c320W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding has been allocated to the provision of services for people with learning disabilities since the publication of the White Paper, Valuing People; how this funding has been spent; and what funding remains unallocated.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much funding has been allocated to the provision of services for people with learning disabilities since the publication of the White Paper, Valuing People; how this funding has been spent; and what funding remains unallocated.
Asked by
Paul Burstow
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Stephen Ladyman
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
7 November 2003
For answer on
17 November 2003
Answered on
17 November 2003
Mr. Paul Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding has been allocated to the provision of services for
people with learning disabilities since the publication of the White Paper "Valuing People"; how this funding has been spent; and
what funding remains unallocated. [138187]
Dr. Ladyman: Over £3 billion a year is spent on health and social care provision for people with learning disabilities. The White
Paper, "Valuing People: A New Strategy for Learning Disability for the 21st Century" (Cm 5086), published in March 2001, which set
out our proposals for improving services for people with learning disabilities, their families and carers, announced two new funds
to support its proposals: the implementation support fund (ISF) from April 2001 and the learning disability development fund (LDDF)
from April 2002. Funding has been allocated to support priorities set out in "Valuing People".
Money from the £2.3 million ISF was fully allocated in both 2001-02 and 2002-03. We expect it to be fully allocated in 2003-04.
Funding has been used to support a range of work, including: The development and support of advocacy services The setting up and
support of the national forum of people with learning disabilities and its network of regional forums The preparation, publication,
and dissemination of good practice guidance on a range of subjects The setting up and support of the Learning Disability Telephone
Information and Helpline (funded jointly with MENCAP) Extension of the learning disability awards framework.
The LDDF was introduced in April 2002. £2 million of the £22.6 million revenue element available in 2002-03 was used to support the
"Valuing People" support team and its related activities. The remainder was distributed to health authorities on a pro-rata basis to
be used as agreed through their partnership board, with their partner local authorities to support the following priorities for
service change: Modernising day centres Completing the reprovision of the remaining long-stay hospitals to enable people to move to
more appropriate accommodation Developing supported living approaches for people with learning disabilities living with older carers
Promoting the further development of advocacy Supporting the wider introduction of person centred planning Enhancing leadership in
learning disability services.
In 2003-04, £2 million was again allocated for the "Valuing People" support team, with £21 million being distributed to primary care
trusts to be used on the above priorities for service change.
The capital element of the LDDF comprises £20 million a year to be used on the following priorities: Enabling local providers to
develop specialist services for people with severe challenging behaviour Developing integrated health and social services facilities
for children and people with severe disabilities and complex needs Developing supported living approaches for people with learning
disabilities living with older carers Implementing the results of person centred planning for people currently living in national
health service campuses.
In 2002-03, bids were invited from learning disability partnership boards and £16 million of the available £20 million was
allocated. In 2003-04, the £20 million capital was allocated direct to strategic health authorities as part of their strategic
capital allocations.
Subjects
Finance; Learning disability; Learning Disability Development Fund
Date
17 November 2003
Reference
138187; 413 c597-8W
House
House of Commons