§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much(a) health authorities and (b) trusts have spent on auditors' remuneration in each year since 1992, by region. [34159]
§ Mr. Bowis[holding answer 13 July 1995]: Information for 1993–94 is as follows:
1993–94: Auditor remuneration (£000) Region Health authorities NHS trusts Northern 1,607 1,051 Yorkshire 1,133 1,886 Trent 1,694 1,772 East Anglian 587 849 North West Thames 1,069 1,939 North East Thames 1,044 1,860 South East Thames 1,462 1,807 South West Thames 1,108 1,181 Wessex 1,149 1,062 Oxford 1,122 652 South Western 612 1,259 West Midlands 1,999 1,230 Mersey 631 1,473 North Western 1,682 1,016 Note:
1. The figure is the fee for auditing the annual accounts and returns plus value for money studies.
2. The London postgraduate teaching hospitals (SHAs) are not included in the table.
Source:
Annual accounts of regional, district and family health services authorities and summarisation schedules of NHS trusts.
Information for 1992–93 was presented on a different basis, and is therefore not comparable with 1993–94.