§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will estimate the total unallocated funds within his departmental expenditure limit(a) at the start of the financial year and (b) to date; and what was the month seven forecast on outturn underspend against his departmental expenditure limit in (i) real and (ii) percentage terms. [19447]
§ Mr. HuttonThe Department's Departmental Annual Report for 2001–02 contains the departmental unallocated provision (DUP), set for the present financial year in Annex A3 (current) and annex A4 (capital). Draw down of part of this DUP has been reported to Parliament at winter supplementary estimates.
The amounts still left for the Department to draw down are £51.9 million capital and £4.8 million current provision.
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All doctors-England 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage Number Percentage All doctors All countries of qualification 86,580 100 89,620 100 91,840 100 93,980 100 96,320 100 United Kingdom 61,240 70.7 62,00 70.2 64,470 70.2 65,810 70.0 67,150 69.7 Rest of EEA 4,590 5.3 4,700 5.2 4,690 5.1 4,890 5.2 4,790 4.97 Elsewhere 20,760 24.0 22,010 24.6 22,670 24.7 23,290 24.8 24,380 25.3 of which: General practitioners (excluding GP Retainers)1,2 All countries of qualification 29,120 100 29,390 100 29,700 100 29,990 100 30,250 100 United Kingdom 23,410 80.4 23,560 80.2 23.860 80.3 24,110 80.4 24,330 80.4 Rest of EEA 930 3.2 1,000 3.4 1,020 3.4 1,100 3.7 1,170 3.9 Elsewhere 4,770 16.4 4,830 16.4 4,820 16.2 4,770 15.9 4,760 15.7 HCHS medical and dental staff All countries of qualification 57,470 100 60,230 100 62,140 100 63,990 100 66,070 100 United Kingdom 37,830 65.8 39,350 65.3 40,610 65.4 41,690 65.2 42,820 64.8 Rest of EEA 3,660 6.4 3,700 6.1 3,670 5.9 3,780 5.9 3,620 5.5 Elsewhere 15,980 27.8 17,180 28.5 17,860 28.7 18,520 28.9 19,620 29.7 Outturn against six-month forecast for each request for resources will be published in the winter supplementary estimates summary request for supply as usual.