§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many district health authorities existed in 1980–81, 1990–91, 1991–92 and 1992–93; how many she expects to exist by the end of 1993–94; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. SackvilleDistrict health authorities were established by the National Health Service (Determination of Districts) Order 1981 (SI 81/1837). The information is shown in the table.
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Number of District Health Authorities in England Date Number 1981 (number established) 192 April 1990 190 April 1991 186 April 1992 178 March 1993 (current) 173 We cannot anticipate the outcome of merger proposals currently in hand, but if current proposals are agreed there will be 140 DHAs by March 1994.
We will continue to consider merger proposals where they are in the interests of patients.
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§ Mr. BlunkettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will state for each district health authority in the four Thames regions(a) the revenue outturn for 1982–83, (b) the revenue outturn for 1991–92 in cash terms, (c) the revenue outturn for 1991–92 adjusted using the NHS pay and price index, (d) the 1992–93 revenue allocation including capital charge compensation, (e) the 1992–93 allocation excluding capital charge compensation and (f) the percentage difference between (a) and (e) adjusted using the NHS pay and price index.
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Revenue outturn 1982–83 (at 1982–83 cash) Revenue outturn 1991–92 (at 1991–92 cash) Revenue outturn 1991–92 (at 1982–83 cash) North West Thames RHA 20,335,775 57,619,199 34,649,828 North Bedfordshire 29,878,953 71,656,022 43,090,999 South Bedfordshire 30,796,203 86,066,794 51,757,047 North Hertfordshire 19,771,127 59,288,222 35,653,510 East Hertfordshire 24,926,353 88,002,384 52,921,032 North West Hertfordshire 42,483,433 102,570,343 61,681,606 South West Hertfordshire 32,795,331 87,009,205 52,323,775 Barnet 59,776,548 130,730,177 78,615,778 Harrow 34,701,218 88,397,307 53,158,522 Hillingdon 46,374,090 83,518,302 50,224,489 Hounslow and Spelthorne 45,496,873 107,625,179 64,721,378 Ealing 34,522,021 103,110,478 62,006,421 Brent 44,982,791 — — Paddington 54,116,453 — — Hammersmith and Fulham 44,470,597 — — Victoria 67,787,606 — — Riverside — 186,629,392 112,231,278 Parkside — 238,303,679 143,306,079 North West Thames Regional Total 633,215,372 1,490,526,683 896,341,742 North East Thames RHA 22,442,080 189,715,331 114,087,035 Basildon and Thurrock 42,406,907 89,539,073 53,845,134 Mid Essex 35,554,483 93,892,755 56,463,260 North East Essex 48,242,241 103,239,520 62,084,022 West Essex 29,864,213 84,477,676 50,801,417 Southend 35,084,701 91,034,599 54,744,482 Barking, Havering and Brentwood 62,219,351 153,568,011 92,349,517 Hampstead 58,524,732 60,483,821 36,372,494 City and Hackney 70,790,662 107,363,560 64,564,051 Newham 30,612,895 99,756,200 59,989,296 Tower Hamlets 60,463,479 80,426,175 48,365,010 Enfield 30,392,333 96,196,452 57,848,609 Haringey 36,483,041 92,736,373 55,767,859 Redbridge 32,057,915 88,194,556 53,036,596 Waltham Forest 55,667,325 96,763,754 58,189,761 Bloomsbury 107,685,280 — — Islington 42,185,088 — — Bloomsbury and Islington — 178,471,140 107,325,239 North East Thames Regional Total 800,676,726 1,705,858,996 1,025,833,782 South East Thames RHA 19,143,996 250,032,280 150,359,180 Brighton 45,101,687 104,263,976 62,700,088 Eastbourne 34,656,520 89,229,769 53,659,131 Hastings 23,460,289 58,655,280 35,272,885 South East Kent 28,198,300 83,818,882 50,405,245 Canterbury and Thanet 49,788,466 102,041,685 61,363,693 Dartford and Gravesham 39,709,671 74,250,536 44,651,233 Maidstone 29,480,820 60,676,123 36,488,137 Med way 36,446,695 92,556,936 55,659,953 Tunbridge Wells 38,849,110 60,611,414 36,449,224 Bexley 30,536,484 71,303,254 42,878,859 Greenwich 54,158,630 91,659,692 55,120,387 Bromley 47,947,516 110,819,831 66,642,511 West Lambeth 70,519,544 88,371,499 53,143,003 Camberwell 57,456,272 84,269,767 50,676,389 Lewisham and North Southwark 94,966,664 145,155,564 87,290,615 South East Thames Regional Total 700,420,664 1,567,716,488 942,760,533 South West Thames RHA 15,748,269 149,076,547 89,648,534 North West Surrey 32,060,211 72,956,823 43,873,247
§ Mr. Sackville[holding answer 22 February 1993]: The tables give for each district in the Thames regions the revenue outturn for 1982–83 and 1991–92 (derived from the published accounts) and the 1991–92 outturn at 1982–83 prices using the GDP deflator. The national health service pay and price index for 1991–92 is not yet available.
Information on the 1992–93 allocations to districts, which will be the final cash limits for the financial year, is not held centrally.
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Revenue outturn 1982–83 (at 1982–83 cash) Revenue outturn 1991–92 (at 1991–92 cash) Revenue outturn 1991–92 (at 1982–83 cash) West Surrey and North East Hants 31,626,605 75,794,712 45,579,838 South West Surrey 29,056,845 67,946,908 40,860,490 Mid Surrey 36,006,038 62,977,286 37,871,962 East Surrey 41,247,221 72,024,210 43,312,412 Chichester 25,000,995 60,116,349 36,151,512 Mid Downs 36,279,451 87,040,435 52,342,555 Worthing 26,365,689 82,473,837 49,596,390 Croydon 50,933,963 109,082,512 65,597,758 Kingston and Esher 35,913,579 68,653,248 41,285,253 Richmond, Twickenham and Roehampton 30,778,431 96,517,808 58,041,859 Wandsworth 80,822,843 104,631,717 62,921,232 Sutton and Merton 58,552,912 132,302,204 79,561,131 South West Thames Regional Total 530,393,053 1,241,594,596 746,644,173