HC Deb 22 July 2004 vol 424 cc639-40W
Mr. Lansley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many staff are employed by(a) the Independent Regulator of Foundation Trusts and (b) the Modernisation Agency; and what the budget of each is for this financial year; [175320]

(2) how many staff are employed by (a) the Mental Health Act Commission, (b) the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, (c) the National Biological Standards Board, (d) the Family Health Services Appeal Authority, (e) the Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health, (f) the National Radiological Protection Board and (g) the Public Health Laboratory Service; and what the budget is of each for this financial year; [175323]

(3) how many staff are employed by (a) the Healthcare Commission, (b) the Commission for Social Care Inspection, (c) the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, (d) NHS Estates, (e) the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency, (f) NHSU and (g) the NHS Counter Fraud and Security Management Service; and what the budget of each is for this financial year. [175324]

(4) how many staff are employed by (a) the NHS Pensions Agency, (b) NHS Professionals, (c) the Microbiological Research Authority (d) the Council for the Regulation of Health Care Professionals, (e) the Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board, (f) the National Joint Registry and (g) NHS Direct; and what the budget of each is for this financial year; [175321]

(5) how many staff are employ by (a) the Health Development Agency, (b) the NHS Information Authority, (c) the General Social Care Council, (d) the NHS Litigation Authority, (e) the NHS Logistics Authority, (f) the Dental Practice Board, (g) the National Patient Safety Agency, (h) UK Transplant and (i) the National Institute for Clinical Excellence; and what the budget of each is for this financial year; [175322]

(6) how many staff are employ by (a) the Dental Vocational Training Authority, (b) the NHS Appointments Commission, (c) the Health Protection Agency, (d) the National clinical Assessment Authority, (e) the National Blood Authority, (f) the National Treatment Agency, (g) the Prescription Pricing Authority and (h) the National Prescribing Centre; and what the budget of each is for this financial year. [175325]

Ms Rosie Winterton

The information requested is shown in the table.

Body Number of staff1 Budget for 2004–05 (£ million)
Dental Vocational Training Authority 4 0.26
NHS Appointments Commission 46 3.56
Health Protection Agency 2,518 195.7
National Clinical Assessment Authority 71 10.2
National Blood Authority 5,916 53.27
National Treatment Agency 79 3.97
Prescription Pricing Authority 2,919 68.00
National Prescribing Centre 25 1.56
Independent Regulator of NHS 28 5
Foundation Trusts
Modernisation Agency 765 161
NHS Pensions Agency 277 22.66
NHS Professionals 671 27.5
Microbiological Research Authority 2
Council for the Regulation of Health Care Professionals 3 2.0
Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board 27 1.83
National Joint Registry 29 2.19
NHS Direct 2,000 131
Health Development Agency 132 12.10
NHS Information Authority 918 217.6
General Social Care Council 146 13.18
NHS Litigation Authority 182 11.146
NHS Logistics Authority 1,377 709.2
Dental Practice Board 325 24.7
National Patient Safety Agency 149 314.67
UK Transplant 121 13.8
National Institute for Clinical Excellence 81 18.14
Mental Health Act Commission 45 4.82
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority 106 5.30
National Biological Standards Board 305 24.3
Family Health Services Appeal Authority 13 1.41
Commission for Patient and Public Involvement in Health 150 31.0
National Radiological Protection Board 315 15.9
Public Health Laboratory Service 69 0.350
Healthcare Commission (CHAD 456 71.5
Commission for Social Care Inspection 2,622 147
Medicines and Health Care products Regulatory Agency 747 66.9
NHS Estates 4218 19.93
NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency 318 21
(f) NHSU 234 44.6
Counter Fraud and Security Management Service 250 16.37
1The number of staff shown is the average in post in 2003–04 as stated in the annual accounts, except for the following bodies, where the number of staff shown is the rounded whole-time equivalent figure as at 31 March 2004:
National Prescribing Centre
NHS Professionals
Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board
NHS Direct
Health Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
National Biological Standards Board
Public Health Laboratory Service
Healthcare Commission
Commission for Healthcare Inspection
NHSU
Independent regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts
NHS Modernisation Agency
2 The Authority was subsumed into the Health Protection Agency on 1 April 2003.
3 National Patient Safety Agency will receive an additional proportional contribution from the National Assembly for Wales according to the Barnett formula.
4 The staff figure for NHS Estates does not include the 2004 Inventures staff.