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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