HC Deb 03 May 2001 vol 367 cc757-8W
Mr. Martyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Tiverton and Honiton constituency, the effects on Tiverton and Honiton of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [157807]

Ms Stuart

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 2001–04 and main estimates 2001–02" 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.

The Tiverton and Honiton constituency falls within the geographical area covered by North and East Devon health authority and Devon social services.

The increases in allocations between 1996–97 and 2000–01 for North and East Devon health authority are set out in the table.

Increases in allocations between 1996–97 and 2001–02
Increase
£ million (cash) 84.7
£ million (real terms) 50.6
Percentage increase (cash) 33.6
Percentage increase (real terms) 18.37

Note:

Increases for 1999–2000 onwards are for unified allocations which cover hospital and community health services. Those for previous years cover hospital and community health services only.

North and East Devon health authority has received funding for certain policies. This includes:

£1.352 million for accident and emergency modernisation in 2000–01; £157,000, £211,000, £273,000 and £186,000 for improving cancer services (breast, colorectal, lung and cancer outpatients) in 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000 and 2000–01 respectively; £3.186 million and £3.994 million to reduce waiting lists and times in 2000–01 and 2001–02 respectively; £1.333 million to expand critical care services in 2000–01; £804,000 to deal with winter pressures in 2000–01, £368,000 of this went to Devon social services; £1.422 million and £359,000 for developing intermediate care services in 2000–01 and 2001–02 respectively; £470,000 and £954,000 for heart disease services 2000–01 and 2001–02 respectively; £50,000 invested into dentistry in 2000–01.

Devon local authority's personal social services standard spending assessment (SSA) for 2001–02 compared with 1996–97 is set out in the table.

Percentage increase
£ million Real Cash
1996–97 138.497
2001–02 110.339 -29.4 -20.3

Note:

The SSA has decreased because of boundary changes resulting from local government re-organisation.

In addition to the SSAs referred, Devon 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 4,890
Partnership grant2 3,407 2,917 4,140
Prevention grant2 280 420
Carers grant3 289 662 923
Children's grant3 624 986 2,471
Mental Health Core grant 667 1,046 1,207 41,408
Training Support Grant 381 450 484 4473
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