§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much money he has currently allocated for the implementation of the White Paper; what proportion of the sums allocated will be used to fund(a) information technology, (b) medical audit, (c) the Welsh Office value for money unit, (d) training, (e) family practitioner committees, (f) health authority costs, and (g) treatment centres; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GristThe Department has provided an additional £5 million toward the cost of implementing the White Paper proposals in the current financial year. This has been allocated as follows:
£ million (a) information technology (including the resource management initiative) 2.34 (b) medical audit 0.11 (c) Value for Money Unit 0.18 (d) training 0.14 (e) family practitioner committees 0.11 (f) health authorities's discretionary use 1.62 (g) treatment centres 0.50 5.00 The provision of these additional resources reflect the importance that the Government give to the major programme of improvement now being undertaken within the NHS and their recognition of the need for adequate investment. Provision for 1990–91 and subsequent years is currently under consideration as part of the annual review of public expenditure and will be announced in due course.
§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of(a) the total cost of implementation of the proposals contained within the National Health Service White Paper in Wales, (b) the manpower implications for nurse staffing and (c) the manpower implications for financial, management, administrative and clerical staffs; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GristThe Government's broad estimates of the financial and manpower implications of implementing the White Paper will be given in the financial and explanatory memorandum of the NHS reform Bill. These estimates will relate to the NHS generally and will apply equally to Wales as to other parts of the United Kingdom. The more110W detailed manpower implications of the proposals are being addressed as part of the ongoing manpower planning activities being undertaken within the NHS in Wales.