§ Mr. SteenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many self-financing regulatory authorities her Department or its predecessors has set up since 1979; what is the annual running cost of each of the self-financing regulatory authorities in each of the last three years; and what was the current staffing establishment at the latest available date, last year and two years ago.
§ Mr. SackvilleSince 1979, the Department has set up the United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting as a self-financing regulatory body.
The total gross expenditure for 1992–93 was £8.657 million. Information on running costs for 1991–92 and 1990–91, and staffing for the last three years is detailed in "Public Bodies 1993" and earlier editions of the same publication. Copies of all editions are available in the Library.