§ Mrs. BrowningTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the amount spent by each primary care trust (PCT) in Devon on mental health services(a) by percentage of total budget and (b) in cash terms for each year that the PCTs have been operational.[179823]
§ Ms Rosie Winterton[holding answer 22 June 2004]: The information requested is shown in the table.
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe NHS Direct language service contract will be monitored through monthly activity reports and quarterly review meetings. The performance assessments will be available on request.
§ Sarah TeatherTo ask the Secretary of State for Health whether, following the recent award of the contract to supply interpreting and translation services 1553W by NHS Direct (OJEC ref: 2003/S153–139660), all NHS patients will continue to have their interpretation needs met by UK-based interpreters. [179670]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonNational health service interpreters provided within the NHS Direct contract will, for the most part, be United Kingdom based. Where non-UK based interpreters and translators are used they must under the terms of the contract, have a qualification which is equivalent to that of UK-based interpreters and a reasonable understanding of the NHS.