HC Deb 12 July 1994 vol 246 cc520-1W
Mr. Jon Owen Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if the legal fees incurred by the South Glamorgan health authority form part of its management running costs.

Mr. Gwilym Jones

South Glamorgan health authority's procurer management running costs for 1993–94 included legal fees.

Mr. Jon Owen Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many legal actions were initiated by the South Glamorgan health authority which were(a) discontinued and (b) settled out of court for each year in the period 1983 to 1993.

Mr. Gwilym Jones

This information is not held centrally.

Mr. Jon Owen Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how much the South Glamorgan health authority spent on legal fees in each year in the period 1983 to 1993.

Mr. Gwilym Jones

The information requested is as follows:

South Glamorgan health authority's expenditure on legal fees
£
1983–84 24,698
1984–85 0
1985–86 0
1986–87 0
1987–88 27,395
1988–89 26,283
1989–90 44,755
1990–91 142,532
1991–92 178,298
1992–93 128,202
1993–94 104,114

Source: South Glamorgan Health Authority Annual Accounts.

Active registrations of capitation patients by family health service authority and age group at end March 19941
0–2 year olds 3–5 year olds 6–9 year olds 10–14 year olds 15–17 year olds
Number Rate2 Number Rate2 Number Rate2 Number Rate2 Number Rate2
Clwyd 2,670 16.7 9,644 60.5 15,621 74.7 18,768 71.8 9,732 63.2
Dyfed 2,134 17.1 6,923 53.7 11,651 66.6 15,088 68.2 7,817 63.5
Gwent 3,347 17.8 10,972 58.1 17,390 72.5 20,292 71.7 10,172 63.4
Gwynedd 1,275 14.5 4,578 50.9 7,249 63.8 9,532 64.6 4,868 57.4
Mid Glamorgan 3,583 15.9 12,360 52.7 19,806 65.9 23,481 66.6 11,229 57.4
Powys 626 14.7 2,554 58.6 4,002 69.1 4,874 65.2 2,572 59.3
South Glamorgan 4,141 23.5 11,366 64.8 17,190 78.5 19,811 78.7 9,192 66.5
West Glamorgan 4,304 30.8 9,901 69.7 15,367 80.1 18,271 79.0 8,892 68.4
1Excludes lapsed registrations (registrations lapse in December if no visit has been made in the previous calendar year).
2Per hundred resident population. 1992 mid year estimated population data has been used.