§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the original capital cash limits given for each the last three years. [37925]
§ Mr. SackvilleThe original regional capital cash limits years 1993–94, 1994–95 and 1995–96 tables.
From 1994–95, the number of regional health authorities reduced from 14 to eight as a number of authorities merged.
The amount of NHS capital allocated to RHAs reduced during this period because of the increase in NHS trusts, which receive capital through the external financing limit mechanism. The slight decrease in the overall capital planning totals over this period reflected reduced demand for capital from health authorities and trusts as they reviewed their plans in response to the introduction of capital charging. Receipts from land sales—of the order of £200 million a year—which can be used to fund capital investment are additional to these figures.
Trent and South Thames had negative initial cash limits for 1995–96 because the forecast land sale receipts in each of these regions exceeded the anticipated capital spend. The nil cash limits of South West and North West are a reflection of the original forecasts of receipts on spending being broadly level.
966W
Regional cash limits 1993–94 Regions Trusts £000sTotal Northern 67,046 40,751 107,797 Yorkshire 30,826 94,772 125,598 Trent 50,224 108,112 158,336 East Anglia 21,757 47,412 69,169 North West Thames 64,929 40,958 105,887
Regional cash limits 1993–94 Regions Trusts £000sTotal North East Thames 47,633 71,408 119,041 South East Thames 43,935 79,691 120,626 South West Thames 44,713 50,232 94,945 Wessex 46,821 54,167 100,988 Oxford 45,975 31,408 77,383 South West 17,189 97,775 114,964 West Midlands 130,802 44,775 175,577 Mersey 18,640 64,030 82,670 North West 85,235 54,731 139,966 Total 715,725 877,222 1,592,947
Regional cash limits 1994–95 £000s Regions Trusts Total Northern and Yorkshire 37,910 187,702 225,612 Trent 10,466 143,074 153,540 Anglia and Oxford 14,428 128,693 143,121 North Thames 63,738 154,420 218,158 South Thames 15,367 194,640 210,007 South and West 23,416 188,038 211,454 West Midlands 28,068 140,940 169,008 North West 27,928 185,941 213,869 Total 211,321 1,323,448 1,544,769
Regional cash limits 1995–96 £000s Regions Trusts Total Northern and Yorkshire 6,773 208,033 214,806 Trent -785 151,155 150,370 Anglia and Oxford 31 149,100 149,131 North Thames 3,733 227,304 231,037 South Thames -31,562 237,921 206,359 South and West 0 199,022 199,022 West Midlands 26,853 135,692 162,545 North West 0 215,513 215,513 Total 5,043 1,523,740 1,528,783