(1)The Secretary of State may give financial assistance to any NHS foundation trust.
(2)The financial assistance may be given by way of loan, public dividend capital, grant or other payment.
(3)The Secretary of State may guarantee the payment of any amount payable by an NHS foundation trust under an externally financed development agreement.
(4)“Externally financed development agreement” has the same meaning as in paragraph 23 of Schedule 4, reading references in sub-paragraphs (3) and (5) of that paragraph to the NHS trust as references to the NHS foundation trust.