§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will set out with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Tooting parliamentary constituency, the effect of his Department's policies and actions since 1 May 1997. [149863]
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§ Mr. DenhamDetailed information on the impact of Department of Health policies nationally is set out in the Department of Health Annual reports. A copy of the most recent report "Department of Health—Government Expenditure Plans 2000–01" is available in the House of Commons Library and on the Department of Health website at www.doh.gov.uk/dhreport.
The impact of policies is not examined by constituency and statistics collected centrally by the Department are not collected on a constituency basis.
My hon. Friend's constituency falls within the geographical area covered by Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth health authority and Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth social services authorities.
Increases in allocations between 1996–97 and 2001–02 for Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth health authority are shown in the table.
Increases in allocations between 1996–97 and 2001–02 Increase £ million (cash) 125.8 £ million (real terms) 77.5 Percentage (cash) 35.61 Percentage (real terms) 20.15 Note:
Increases for 1999–2000 onwards are for unified allocations which cover hospital and community health services, prescribing and discretionary family health services. Those for previous years cover hospital and community health services only.
Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth Health Authority and the NHS Trusts within it has also received additional funding for certain policies. This includes: £6.6 million for accident and emergency modernisation in 2000–01; and £138,000, £313,000, £408,000 and £266,000 for improving cancer services (breast, colorectal, lung and cancer outpatients) in 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000 and 2000–01 respectively.
Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth HA has also received: £300,000 for the investment of cancer equipment which has already been delivered and is now in use; £4.5 million, £453,000 and £406,000 to reduce waiting lists and times in 1998–99, 1999–2000 and 2000–01 respectively; £2.25 million to expand critical care services in 2000–01; £3.3 million and £2.9 million to deal with winter pressures in 1998–99 and 2000–01; £228,000 for heart disease services in 2000–01; and £35,000 invested in dentistry in 2000–01.
In addition, my hon. Friend's constituents will benefit from the new £184 million major hospital development that is being developed at St. George's Healthcare NHS Trust and £24 million development at Queen Mary's, Roehampton.
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Merton local authority's personal social services standard spending assessment for 2001–02 compared with 1996–97 Percentage increase £ million Real Cash 1996–97 26.736 — — 2001–02 35.052 16.1 31.1 In addition to the SSAs referred to, Merton local authority received additional funding in the form of a number of special grants as set out in the table.
£000 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Special Transitional Grant1 1,304 — — — Partnership grant2 — 958 797 1,064 Prevention grant2 — 78 115 Carers grant3 — 76 196 275 Children's grant3 — 324 512 1,300 Mental Health Core grant 388 524 798 4799 Training Support Grant 153 152 145 4148 1 The special transitional grant ended in 1998–99 2 The partnerships and prevention grants have been combined in 2001–02 and called the promoting independence grant 3 The carers' and children's grants were introduced in 1999–2000 4 Indicative allocation
Sutton local authority's personal social service standard spending assessment for 2001–02 compared with 1996–97 Percentage increase Year £ million Real Cash 1996–97 23.901 — — 2001–02 31.174 15.5 30.4 In addition to the SSAs referred to, Sutton local authority received additional funding in the form of a number of special and specific grants as set out in the table.
£000 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Special Transitional Grant1 1,253 — — — Partnership grant2 — 882 735 1,015 Prevention grant2 — 73 107 Carers grant3 — 71 176 249 Children's grant3 — 250 392 983 Mental Health Core grant 242 311 407 4408 Training Support Grant 140 158 174 4136 1 The special transitional grant ended in 1998–99 2 The partnership and prevention grants have been combined in 2001–02 and called the promoting independence grant 3 The carers' and children's grants were introduced in 1999–2000 4 Indicative allocation Wandsworth local authority's personal social services standard spending assessment for 2001–02 compared with 1996–97 is set out in the table.
Percentage increase £ million Real Cash 1996–97 63.679 — — 2001–02 74.746 4.0 17.4 In addition to the SSAs referred to, Wandsworth local authority received additional funding in the form of a number of special and specific grants as set out in the table.
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£000 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Special Transitional Grant1 2,634 — — — Partnership grant2 — 1,943 1,623 2,117 Prevention grant2 — 158 233 Carers grant3 — 153 417 579
£000 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Children's grant3 — 866 1,374 3,370 Mental Health Core grant 573 881 1,115 41,118 Training Support Grant 215 238 300 4252 1 The special transitional grant ended in 1998–99 2 The partnership and prevention grants have been combined in 2001–02 and called the promoting independence grant 3 The carers' and children's grants were introduced in 1999–2000 4 Indicative allocation