§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the level of infant mortality in each of the past 10 years in each district health authority in Birmingham.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information is shown in the table.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe Audit Commission's report, which was published in 1991, has stimulated the following activities:
- (a) all provider units are required to produce estate management and development strategies including projections for auditors in backlog maintenance.
- (b) plans for the five year period to March 1997 indicate an intention to reduce backlog maintenance by 37 per cent. or £1.43 billion.
- (c) revised guidance on estate maintenance and property utilisation was issued to the National Health Service in October 1993.
No separate funds are allocated for property maintenance. These are treated as normal revenue costs which provider units include in their prices.