§ Mr. Martyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Chichester constituency, the effects on Chichester of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [155288]
§ Ms StuartDetailed 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.
The constituency falls within the geographical area covered by West Sussex health authority and West Sussex social services.
The increases in allocations between 1996–97 and 2001–02 for West Sussex health authority are set out in the table:
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Increases in allocations between 1996–97 and 2001–02 Increase £ million (cash) 146.0 £ million (real terms) 92.9 Percentage (cash) 38.35 Percentage (real terms) 22.59 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.
West Sussex health authority has also received additional funding for certain policies. This includes: £2.2 million for accident and emergency in 2000–01; £144,000, £308,000, £438,000 and £293,000 for improving cancer services (breast, colorectal, lung and cancer outpatients) in 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000 and 2000–01 respectively; West Sussex health authority has also received £296,000 for investment in cancer equipment that has already been delivered and is now in use. £5.8 million, £0.4 million and £0.3 million to reduce waiting lists and times in 1998–99, 1999–2000 and 2000–01 respectively; £1.8 million to expand critical care services in 2000–01; £2.9 million and £1.2 million to deal with winter pressures in 1998–99 and 2000–01 respectively; £1.8 million for heart disease services in 2000–01; £255,600 invested in dentistry in 2000–01.
In addition, constituents will benefit from the new £24.0 million major scheme for the reprovision of services relating to Grayling well Hospital.
West Sussex 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 94,602 — — 2001–02 118.454 10.9 25.2 In addition to the SSAs referred to, West Sussex 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 5,151 — — — Partnership Grant2 — 3,575 3,071 4,484 Prevention Grant2 — 314 474 4,484 Carers Grant3 — 317 725 1,033 Children's Grant3 — 676 1,062 2,682 MH Core Grant 767 1,197 1,381 41,784 Training Support Grant 396 542 677 4607 1The special transitional grant ended in 1998–99 2The partnership and prevention grants have been combined in 2001–02 and called the promoting independence grant 3The carers' and children's grants were introduced in 1999–2000 4Indicative allocation