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WQ.418/2023
WRITTEN QUESTION TO THE MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES BY DEPUTY R.S. KOVACS OF ST. SAVIOUR
QUESTION SUBMITTED ON MONDAY 23rd OCTOBER 2023
ANSWER TO BE TABLED ON MONDAY 30th OCTOBER 2023
Question
“Will the Minister provide a breakdown of the funding to be provided to her department within the draft Government Plan 2024-2027?”
Answer
As advised in a response to an Oral Question from Deputy Southern at the sitting on 17 October 2023 (see Oral Question 210/2023 in Hansard), while the detailed allocations for this year could be provided, unfortunately, we cannot provide nor commit to providing such a detailed breakdown for next year’s budget at this time. A statement of comprehensive net expenditure for HCS (and for other departments) is already available in the Government Plan Annex.
Finance Business Partners for HCS are working on the detailed allocations with each service and Care Group/Directorate as part of the normal yearly budget setting process. It is expected that the HCS Senior Leadership team will review the allocations in late November, and for them to be finalised and circulated in January 2024. It should be noted that this will be dependent on what changes, if any, result from the debates on the Government Plan.
As part of the Government Plan process, the Health and Social Security Panel have launched a review of the Proposed Government Plan 2024 – 2027 and evidence has been submitted (and is available here) as part of that process, and a public hearing will also be held in due course.
It is noted that a related Proposition (P.86/2023) has been lodged and is due for debate at the 7 November sitting.