NHS (Property Value) (Hansard, 4 February 1987)

§ Mr. Meacher
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give his best estimate of the current value of National Health Service land and buildings in England.

§ Mrs. Currie
The chief valuer's office of the Inland Revenue estimates that the value of the National Health Service estate at current use is about £12.7 billion. The replacement value of the building stock is in the region of £20 billion.

Efficiency savings and cash releasing cost improvements

£ million

Region 1981–82¹ 1982–83¹ 1983–84² 1984–85¹ 1985–86¹

Northern 1.2 2.1 2.7 4.0 5.2

Yorkshire 0.6 2.0 3.1 7.1 10.0

Trent 1.5 2.1 3.7 8.0 13.2

East Anglian 0.8 0.6 1.6 3.3 2.9

North West Thames 1.2 1.8 3.3 10.6 14.3

North East Thames 1.5 4.1 4.2 11.7 17.1

South East Thames 2.1 3.0 3.6 14.0 14.3

South West Thames 1.2 1.2 2.8 6.9 8.5

Wessex 0.2 1.3 2.2 4.2 4.7

Oxford 0.2 0.6 1.8 3.7 4.8

South Western 1.0 1.0 2.7 4.7 6.2

West Midlands 1.3 1.4 4.2 13.5 12.0

Mersey 1.1 2.0 2.3 6.0 8.4

North Western 1.3 2.3 3.8 7.5 13.6

Special Health Authorities:

London Postgraduate

Teaching Hospitals n/a n/a n/a n/a 3.1

Total 15.2 25.5 42.0 105.2 138.4

Note: Figures may not sum due to rounding.

¹ Cash savings reported by regions.

² In 1983–84, regional health authorities were expected to achieve the efficiency savings shown, equivalent to some 0.5 per cent, of their cash allocations, but detailed returns on their achievement were not requested.

n/a = Not available.

§ Mr. Meacher
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give the total cash released through the competitive tendering process by each health authority, giving category of services and total, for each year from 1979 to the latest available date for England.

§ Mr. Newton
I shall let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.

Efficiency savings and cash releasing cost improvements
£ million
Region	1981–82¹	1982–83¹	1983–84²	1984–85¹	1985–86¹
Northern	1.2	2.1	2.7	4.0	5.2
Yorkshire	0.6	2.0	3.1	7.1	10.0
Trent	1.5	2.1	3.7	8.0	13.2
East Anglian	0.8	0.6	1.6	3.3	2.9
North West Thames	1.2	1.8	3.3	10.6	14.3
North East Thames	1.5	4.1	4.2	11.7	17.1
South East Thames	2.1	3.0	3.6	14.0	14.3
South West Thames	1.2	1.2	2.8	6.9	8.5
Wessex	0.2	1.3	2.2	4.2	4.7
Oxford	0.2	0.6	1.8	3.7	4.8
South Western	1.0	1.0	2.7	4.7	6.2
West Midlands	1.3	1.4	4.2	13.5	12.0
Mersey	1.1	2.0	2.3	6.0	8.4
North Western	1.3	2.3	3.8	7.5	13.6
Special Health Authorities:
London Postgraduate
Teaching Hospitals	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3.1
Total	15.2	25.5	42.0	105.2	138.4
Note: Figures may not sum due to rounding.
¹ Cash savings reported by regions.
² In 1983–84, regional health authorities were expected to achieve the efficiency savings shown, equivalent to some 0.5 per cent, of their cash allocations, but detailed returns on their achievement were not requested.
n/a = Not available.