Mental Health Services: Hertfordshire
Charles Walker calls on the Secretary of State for Health to increase funding allocated to Hertfordshire's mental health services.
Mr. Walker: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will take steps to increase the funding allocated to Hertfordshire's mental health services; [151684]
(2) what the total amount of NHS funding made available to the Hertfordshire Partnership Mental Health Trust was in each financial year from 2001. [151685]
Mr. Ivan Lewis: The Department allocates funding directly to primary care trusts (PCTs). It is the responsibility of PCT to ensure that the services they commission meet the needs of the communities that they serve.
Hertfordshire Partnership Mental Health Trust's planned investment is as follows, these are the latest data available.
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Planned investment in mental health (£ million) |
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2002-03 |
39.9 |
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2003-04 |
57.2 |
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2004-05 |
55.2 |