Written question asked by Grahame Morris (Labour) on Thursday, 26 November 2020, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 1 December 2020 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Tuesday, 1 December 2020. A substantive answer was provided by Edward Argar (Conservative) on Wednesday, 2 December 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Radiotherapy: Medical Equipment
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether a proportion of the Spending Review 2020 commitments of (a) £1.5 billion allocated to ease existing pressures in the NHS caused by the covid-19 outbreak and (b) £559 million to support the modernisation of technology across the health and care system will be allocated to upgrade radiotherapy machines that are over 10 years old.
- Answer
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Following the outcome of Spending Round 2020, spending plans for individual budgets in 2021-22 will be subject to a detailed financial planning exercise and finalised in due course.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 121231
- Session
- 2019-21
- Grouped for answer
- Yes
- Subjects
- Finance Medical equipment Radiotherapy
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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- 2020-12-02 17:49:40 +0000
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