HC Deb 12 May 1994 vol 243 cc216-8W
Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will list the number of managers and clerical and administrative staff employed by each regional health authority for each year since 1989.

Dr. Mawhinney

I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave the hon. Member for Darlington (Mr. Milburn) on 4 November 1993 at column 458 and the letter sent to him on 30 November 1993 by my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State. A copy of the letter is available in the Library.

Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many senior managers in the NHS there were on each spinel point, 1 to 30; what was the flat salary on each point; what was the annual cost of employment per whole-time equivalent on each point since the introduction of these grades; what was the number of unit general managers in groups one to five, the salary range in each group, and the annual cost of employment per whole-time equivalent on each point since the introduction of these grades; and what was the number of district general managers in groups one to three, the salary range in each group and the annual cost of employment per whole-time equivalent on each point since the introduction of these grades.

Dr. Mawhinney

I refer the hon. Member to the reply my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State gave him on 27 July 1993 at columns835–39 and to my subsequent reply on 6 December 1993 at columns 71–72. The tables provide the latest-1993–-salary figures for national health service senior managers and unit and district general managers.

Table 1
Basic salaries of NHS senior managers 1993
Spine point 1993 (£)
1 47,300
2 45,470
3 43,730
4 42,040
5 40,420
6 38,870
7 37,370
8 35,940
9 34,560
10 33,230
11 31,950
12 30,720
13 29,540
14 28,400
15 27,310
16 26,260
17 25,240
18 24,280
19 23,350
20 22,450
21 21,590
22 20,760
23 19,950
24 19,190
25 18,450
26 17,740
27 17,060
28 16,400
29 15,770
30 15,160

Notes:

1. All salary rates effective from 1 September.

2. Senior managers' salaries may be enhanced by performance-related pay nationally and geographical allowances in south-east of England.

Table 2. Salary range for unit and district general managers 1993
Grade 1993 (£)
DGM1 49,130–70,950
DGM2 46,400–67,020
DGM3 42,460–61,560
UGM1 42,460–61,560
UGM2 37,300–53,980
UGM3 33,660–48,830
UGM4 29,120–42,150
UGM5

Notes:

1. All salary retes effective from 1 September.

2. General managers' salaries may be enhanced by peformance-related pay nationally and geographical allowances in south-east of England.

3. The UGM5 grade was assimilated into UGM4 with the restructuring in 1990.

Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will publish a table showing the total amount spent on administration by(a) regional health authorities, (b) district health authorities, (c) special health authorities, (d) family health services authorities, (e) trusts and (f) the Department of Health/NHS executive, in 1993–94, in each case breaking the figure down to show expenditure on (i) salaries and wages and (ii) establishment expenses.

Dr. Mawhinney

The information is not yet available.