§ Ms HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health when his Department established the confidential inquiry into stillbirths and deaths in infancy; and how much money was(a) allocated to and (b) spent on the enquiry in each year since it was established, showing separately the sums (i) for central organisation and analysis, (ii) allocated to NHS regions and districts, by region and (iii) allocated for other purposes. [5275]
§ Mr. Horam[holding answer 11 December 1995]: The confidential inquiry into stillbirths and deaths in infancy was established in 1992. The financial information requested is not available for 1992–93. Information for the following years is as follows:
Amounts allocated to the inquiry, which do not include accommodation, postage and telephones for the central secretariat are:945W
- 1993–94 = £1.886 million
- 1994–95 = £2.107 million
- 1995–96 = £2.317 million.
Initial allocations to regions for 1993–94 and 1994–95 are not available. Allocations by regions to districts for 1993–94, 1994–95 and 1995–96 are also not available centrally. Initial allocations for 1995–96 arc:
£000 1995–96 Central Organisation, reports, special projects, and special inquiries 1,107 Northern and Yorkshire 169 Trent 121 Anglia and Oxford 137 North Thames 164 South Thames 165 South and West 135 West Midlands 150 North West 169 Amounts spent on the Inquiry:
1993–94 £000 1994–95 £000 Total 1,761 2,107 Central organisation, reports, special projects and special inquiries 71 177 Northern 113 Yorkshire 186 288 Trent 153 225 East Anglia 80 215 Oxford 88 North-west Thames 101 North-west Thames 109 244 South-east Thames 125 South-west Thames 93 137 Wessex 90 South Western 181 379 West Midlands 175 248 Mersey 87 North Western 109 194
- 1. Total may not exactly add due to rounding.
- 2. Total Expenditure for 1995–96 is not yet available.
NHS hospital and community health services qualified and unqualified nursing and midwifery staff, excluding agency staff and learners, and general medical service practice nurses, by region Whole-time equivalents 1989 1990 1991 1992 19931 1994 Total 341,130 344,260 353,630 353,170 350,020 346,700 Northern 24,040 23,850 24,530 23,670 24,300 23,380 Yorkshire 25,530 25,710 26,450 25,310 26,060 25,770 Trent 32,640 33,650 34,780 34,220 35,000 35,150 East Anglia 14,220 14,520 14,540 14,600 14,750 14,890 North-west Thames 22,170 22,020 23,560 23,250 21,450 21,090 North-east Thames 26,410 26,910 27,650 27,220 25,720 25,710 South-east Thames 25,650 25,480 25,120 26,110 23.260 24.100 South-west Thames 19,940 19.740 20,180 21,340 20,530 19,770 Wessex 20,420 21,480 22,050 21,240 23,140 22,170 Oxford 15,120 15,400 16,030 16,120 16,960 15,990 South Western 23,960 24,750 25,280 25,410 25,980 26,350 West Midlands 35,860 36,320 36,330 37,800 36,960 36,230 Mersey 18,750 18,360 18,030 18.050 17,460 16,910