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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

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

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
Link
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