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Ward Managers

Mr. Lansley: To ask the Secretary of State for Health whether ward managers are provided with NHS purchasing cards. [167705]

Mr. Hutton: The NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency has agreements for the provision of purchase cards to the national health service. In 2001, each ward manager was allocated a budget of £5000 to improve the ward environment. The use of purchase cards was developed as part of this initiative, but it was for decision by individual NHS trust whether to join the scheme and to issue cards to ward managers. As at April 2004, there are 2000 purchase cards being used in the NHS.

Warrington Hospital

Helen Southworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what capital expenditure has been undertaken at Warrington hospital in each year since 1997; and for what purposes. [168707]

 
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Miss Melanie Johnson: The information requested is shown in the tables.
Expenditure on capital additions—purchased £ thousand

Warrington Hospital NHS Trust	1997–98	1998–99	1999–2000	2000–01
Land	171	0	0	0
Buildings, installations    and fittings	773	1,060	1,621	756
Assets under    construction	0	0	0	0
Equipment	687	748	1,668	1,860
Total	1,631	1,808	3,289	2,616

North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust

	2001–02
Land	0
Buildings, Installations and Fittings	1,750
Assets under Construction	0
Equipment	2,327
Total	4,077

North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust

	2002–03
Land	0
Buildings excluding dwellings	2,380
Dwellings	7
Assets under construction and payments on account	1,545
Plant and machinery	2,165
Transport equipment	0
Information technology	83
Furniture and fittings	22
Total	6,202

Sources:
Audited summarisation schedules of the Warrington Hospital NHS Trust 1997–98 to 2000–01
Audited summarisation schedules of the North Cheshire Hospitals NHS Trust 2001–02 and 2002–03

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