§ Mr. DawsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Lancaster and Wyre constituency, the effect on Lancaster and Wyre of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [154682]
§ Mr. Denham[holding answer 21 March 2001]: Detailed 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 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 Morecambe Bay health authority and Lancashire social services authority.
Increases in allocations between 1996–97 and 2001–02 for North West Lancashire health authority are shown in the table.
Increases in allocations between 1996–97 and 2001–02 Increase £ million (Cash) 58.5 £ million (Real terms) 35.2 Percentage (Cash) 34.0 Percentage (Real terms) 18.7 Note:
Increases for 1999–2000 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.
Morecambe Bay health authority has also received additional funding for certain policies. This includes: £550,000 for accident and emergency modernisation at Morecambe Bay Hospitals National Health Service Trust; £27,000, £117,000, £197,000 and £130,000 for improving cancer services (breast, colorectal, lung and cancer outpatients) in 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000 and 2000–01 respectively; £2.1 million recurrently in 1999–2000 and £1.7 million recurrently in 2000–01 to reduce waiting lists and times; £18,000 in 1997–98, £2.5 million in 1998–99, £232,000 in 1999–2000 and £296,000 in 2000–01—non recurrently to reduce waiting times and lists; £820,000 to expand critical care services in 2000–01; £1.1 million in 1997–98, £1.3 million in 1998–99 and £0.8 million in 2000–01 to deal with winter pressures; £492,000 in 2000–01 and £392,000 in 2001–02, for developing intermediate care services; £126,000 for heart disease services in 2000–01; for 2001–02, the authority plans to spend £1.9 million more on heart disease services, including drugs, from the real terms funding increase shown; and £12,000 invested in dentistry in 1998 in Lancaster.
445WIn addition, my hon. Friend's constituents will benefit from £33.2 million investment at Morecambe Bay Hospitals and Bay Community NHS Trusts.
Lancashire 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 1996–97 187.309 — — 2001–02 186.291 -11.9 -0.5 Note:
The SSA has decreased because of boundary changes resulting from local government re-organisation.
In addition to the SSAs referred to, Lancashire 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 8,064 — — — Partnership grant2 — 5,552 4,700 6,412 Prevention grant2 — 436 650 6,412 Carers grant3 — 435 1,050 1,452 Children's grant — 1,366 2,167 5,433 MH Core grant 1,045 1,763 2,085 2,600 Training Support Grant 644 654 616 4399 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