HC Deb 30 January 1996 vol 270 cc711-4W
Mr. Malcolm Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his estimate of departmental expenditure on administration for(a) 1979–80, (b) 1989–90, (c) 1991–92, (d) 1993–94, (e) 1994–95, (f) 1995–96 and (g) 1996–97. [11537]

Mr. Horam

Details of the Department's administration costs from 1989–90 to 1993–94 are provided in the Department's annual report for 1995–96 to 1997–98, Cm 2812, copies of which are available in the Library. Figures for the Department of Health for 1979–80, prior to the split of the DHSS, are not available.

Departmental expenditure for 1994–95 was £242 million, and the estimated outturn for 1995–96 is £235 million. The planned expenditure for 1996–97 is £281 million, but this is on a new basis which is not comparable with previous figures.

Mr. Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his estimate of the expenditure of his Department and his Department's agencies and non-departmental public bodies on all forms of overseas travel, overseas accommodation and other associated expenses for(a) 1979–80, (b) 1989–90, (c) 1991–92, (d) 1993–94, (e) 1994–95, (f) 1995–96 and (g) 1996–97. [11539]

Mr. Horam

Estimates of the expenditure of the Department of Health, its agencies and non-departmental public bodies on all forms of travel, overseas accommodation and other associated expenditure for 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96 and 1996–97 are shown in the table.

  • 1993–94: £1,823,000
  • 1994–95: £1,698,000
  • 1995–96: £1,436,000 (estimate)
  • 1996–97: £264,000 (non-departmental public bodies only)

Figures for the central Department and its agencies and complete data for the non-departmental public bodies are not available for 1979–80, 1989–90 and 1991–92. The Department formed part of the Department of Health and Social Security until July 1988 and for 1989–90 and 1991–92 the Department's accounting records did not separately identify overseas travel costs from United Kingdom travel expenditure. Estimates for 1996–97 for the central Department and its agencies are not yet available.

Mr. Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his estimate of expenditure on all forms of hospitality and entertainment by(a) his Department, (b) his Department's agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies, for (i) 1979–80, (ii) 1989–90, (iii) 1991–92, (iv) 1993–94, (v) 1994–95, (vi) 1995–96 and (vii) 1996–97. [11536]

Mr. Horam

For the amount spent on hospitality expenditure by the Department and its agencies for 1994–95, I refer the hon. Member to the reply my hon. Friend the then Under-Secretary of State for Health gave the hon. Member for Newham, North-West (Mr. Banks) and the right hon. Member for Derby, South (Mrs. Beckett) on 1 May 1995,Official Report, column 23. For details of expenditure for the years 1990–91 to 1993–94, I refer the hon. Member to the reply my hon. Friend the then Under-Secretary of State for Health gave the hon. Member for Truro (Mr. Taylor) on 1 November 1994. Official Report, columns 1073–74.

For the amount spent on hospitality during 1995–96, I refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave the hon. Member for Newham, North-West on 18 December 1995, Official Report, column 935. Estimates of expenditure in 1996–97 are not yet available.

Information on hospitality expenditure for non-departmental public bodies is not available for 1979–80. Figures for the other years requested are shown.

NDPBs

  • 1989–90: £10,918
  • 1991–92: £16,416
  • 1993–94: £21,208
  • 1994–95: £21,152
  • 1995–96: £14,378
  • 1996–97: £15,000

Mr. Bruce

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what is his estimate of his Department's expenditure on newspapers and magazines in(a) 1993–94, (b) 1994–95 and (c) 1995–96, to date; and if he will list the publications purchased for the latest year for which information is available. [11540]

Mr. Horam

The expenditure in the Department was as follows:

  • 1993–94: £45,740
  • 1994–95: £44,130
  • 1995–96: £31,087 (up-to end December 1995)

A list of the titles currently received follows.

List of Newspapers currently received by the Department of Health Title

  • Daily Express
  • Daily Mirror
  • Daily Mail
  • Daily Record
  • Daily Star
  • Daily Telegraph
  • European
  • Evening Standard
  • Financial Times
  • Guardian
  • Independent
  • Mail on Sunday
  • Morning Star
  • Observer
  • News of the World
  • Northern Echo
  • South London Press
  • Sun
  • Sunday Express
  • Sunday Mirror
  • Sunday People
  • Sunday Telegraph
  • Sunday Times
  • Times
  • Wall Street Journal
  • Weekly Guardian
  • Yorkshire Post/Evening Post

List of Magazines currently received by the Department of Health Title

  • Big Issue
  • Campaign
  • Care Weekly
  • Caterer and Hotel Keeper
  • Community Care
  • Computer Weekly
  • Economist
  • Health Service Journal
  • Mac User
    • 714
  • Mac World
  • Media
  • Nature
  • Net
  • New Scientist
  • New Statesman
  • Nursery World
  • Nursing Times
  • Private Eye
  • Spectator
  • Tablet
  • TV/Radio Times
  • Voice