To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the answer of 3 May 2006, Official Report, column 1708W, on recombinant factor VII, what funding her Department is providing for 2006-07; and what funding will be made available for 2007-08 and beyond. (75194)

For 2006-07, the moneys previously included within central budgets for allocation to the national health service have now been included as a block sum for strategic health authorities to manage. To ensure that the desired outcomes are achieved this is accompanied by a service level agreement.

We are committed to this area of patient treatment and continue to consider the long-term funding implications.