§ Mr. PriorTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the estimated liabilities of health authorities and NHS trusts in England on 31 March; and of those, how much is due for payment prior to 30 June. [116383]
§ Mr. DenhamThe 1998–99 annual accounts combined balance sheets of health authority and National Health Service trusts show net current liabilities of £767 million, which represents 2.13 per cent. of overall NHS funding (£36 billion).
Information on the timing of payment of individual NHS bodies liabilities is not collected centrally.
Rank Number of individual officers against whom complaints have been made 1 Substantiated 2 Other completed complaints 3 Pending Total 1995 Chief Superintendent 2 0 4 0 4 Superintendent 7 0 18 0 18 Chief Inspector 4 0 5 0 5 Inspector 57 3 174 0 177 Sergeant 286 11 871 2 884 Constable 1,215 50 3,558 7 3,615 FT Reserve Constable 475 16 1,185 0 1,201 PT Reserve Constable 33 0 59 0 59 Total 2,079 80 5,874 9 5,963 1996 Chief Superintendent 0 0 0 0 0 Superintendent 4 0 10 0 1 Chief Inspector 7 1 8 0 9 Inspector 62 4 145 0 149 Sergeant 282 11 853 1 865 Constable 1,223 44 3,459 11 3,514 FT Reserve Constable 413 11 1,099 2 1,112 PT Reserve Constable 32 0 70 0 70 Total 2,023 71 5,644 14 5,729 1997 Chief Superintendent 2 0 4 0 4 Superintendent 7 0 20 0 20 Chief Inspector 6 0 7 0 7 Inspector 62 0 112 2 114 Sergeant 265 6 739 8 753 Constable 1,218 36 3,111 31 3,178 FT Reserve Constable 428 13 1,013 15 1,041 PT Reserve Constable 16 0 19 0 19 Total 2,004 55 5,025 56 5,136 1998 Chief Superintendent 0 0 0 0 0 Superintendent 4 0 6 0 6 Chief Inspector 7 0 6 2 8 Inspector 55 2 105 13 120 Sergeant 268 9 597 85 691 Constable 1,137 22 2,340 330 2,692 FT Reserve Constable 404 6 770 111 887 PT Reserve Constable 16 0 40 2 42 Total 1,891 39 3,864 543 4,446