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Mr. Dalyell: To ask the Secretary of State for Health how much funding he has allocated to allow officials of his Department to study the co-ordination of transplant availability and organ procurement in Spain; and what were the results of the study, with special reference to early awareness by authorities of potential kidney donors. [115214]
Mr. Denham:
As a matter of course, officials at the Department are in regular and frequent communication
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with the head of Organisation National de Transplant, Dr. Blanca Miranda, and the lead official in the Spanish Ministry of Health, Dr. Raphael Matesantz. The Department are aware of the Spanish developments in procurement of organs for transplantation.
In February we announced action plans for the modernisation of transplant services in England. These have taken into account lessons learned from the Spanish experience including all aspects of organ procurement.
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Mr. Flynn:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what estimate he has made of the cost of medicinal drugs as a percentage of NHS funding for the next five years; and what the figure was for the last five years. [115943]
Ms Stuart:
Decisions about the amount spent on drugs over the next five years will be made locally.
| Year | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 1994-95 | 12.1 |
| 1995-96 | 12.7 |
| 1996-97 | 13.3 |
| 1997-98 | 13.7 |
| 1998-99 | 13.8 |
Correspondence
Sir Brian Mawhinney:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the right hon. Member for North-West Cambridgeshire will receive a substantive reply to his letter of 9 February on behalf of 40 of his constituents. [116532]
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Ms Stuart:
My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State replied to the right hon. Member on 27 March.
Mr. Swayne:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what plans he has to eliminate (a) current financial deficits of NHS trusts and (b) the accumulated NHS deficit; and if he will make a statement. [116537]
Mr. Denham:
The new resources for the National Health Service announced by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his Budget will help the NHS to run balanced budgets year after. A substantial part of the accumulated deficits represent longer term liabilities such as clinical negligence costs for which funding is made available as payment falls due.
Mrs. Anne Campbell:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health what steps he is taking to promote the health of older women. [115170]
Mr. Hutton:
Modernising services for older people, including older women, is a priority for this Government. This is why we should be publishing a National Service Framework for Older People later this year. In the meantime, we have already launched an osteoporosis strategy and published an important resource pack for older women called "Enjoy your later life: Physical and Emotional Wellbeing for Older Women". These have been widely welcomed.
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