§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to her answer to the hon. Member for Leeds, West (Mr. Battle) on 18 May,Official Report, column 63, if she will itemise the cost of establishing national health service trusts.
§ Dr. MawhinneyI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 26 October 1992 at columns477–80.
In the first three waves of NHS trusts, a sum of £12,000 per trust was paid to regions to help meet statutory consultation costs. On establishment, £15,000 in the first wave and £25,000 in the second, per trust, was allocated to regions towards conveyancing costs. In addition, £190,000 in the first wave and £226,000 in the second was approved for each trust as a non-recurring revenue addition paid to help cover expenditure incurred during their shadow running period—the period immediately prior to their operational date when they have no access to money of their own. This covers shadow board costs, legal expenses connected with the transfer of assets, employment of staff and other miscellaneous expenses. A similar sum will be allocated for the third wave.
Totals of £230,000, £279,000 and £164,000 in the first three waves respectively supported training and development costs for units applying for trust status.
§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the cost of preparing national health service trust applications in(a) the northern region and (b) each district in the north.
§ Dr. MawhinneyI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave the hon. Member for Bristol, South (Ms. Primarolo) on 30 October 1992 at column940.
§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the cost of employing management consultants and private agencies to assist in the preparation of national health service trust applications(a) in the northern region and (b) in each district in the north.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThis information is not held centrally.