Written question asked by Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 12 May 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 May 2003. It was answered by Lord Hutton of Furness (Labour) on Monday, 19 May 2003 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what use his Department has made of the 2001 census in the restructuring of York Formula for Primary Care Trust funding; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: Mr. Oaten: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what use his Department has made of the 2001 census in the restructuring of York Formula for Primary Care Trust funding; and if he will make a statement. [113434] Mr. Hutton: Up to 2002-03, the weighted capitation formula used to inform the allocation of national health service revenue resources was based on work by researchers from York University. The formula has recently been reviewed by the Advisory Committee on Resource Allocation. The work on the new formula was carried out by a team of researchers led by University of Glasgow and ISD Scotland. The new formula has been used for the latest round of NHS allocations to primary care trusts. These allocations for the period 2003-04 to 2005-06 were based on population estimates from the 2001 Census.

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