§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the level of underdrawing on capital allocations in each of the last five years by region(a) as a cash total and (b) as a proportion of total allocation made for that year.
§ Mr. SackvilleThe information requested is shown in the table.
1989–90 Capital Underspending Region Cash (£'s) As a percentage cash limit Northern 2,205 3.92 East Anglia 4,034 11.99 Oxford 256 0.68
1990–91 Capital Underspending Region Cash (£'s) As a percentage cash limit Yorkshire 1,268 1.25 Trent 95 0.08 Oxford 141 0.30 South Western 176 0.21 North Western 111 0.11
1991–92 Capital Underspending Region Cash (£'s) As a percentage cash limit Northern 1,712 2.27 Yorkshire 4,140 6.07 Trent 175 0.13 East Anglia 8,959 17.94 North East Thames 6,865 8.81 South West Thames 2,576 5.81 Wessex 136 0.18 Oxford 356 0.72 South Western 3,196 3.53 West Midlands 2,203 1.19 North Western 195 0.16 14W
1992–93 Capital Underspending Region Cash (£'s) As a percentage cash limit Northern 6,838 9.25 Yorkshire 1,983 3.53 Trent 269 0.25 East Anglia 2,563 5.16
1992–93 Capital Underspending Region Cash (£'s) As a percentage cash limit North West Thames 1,587 2.01 North East Thames 5,094 8.66 South East Thames 941 0.91 South Western 1,331 2.73 West Midlands 6,114 4.72 Mersey 477 2.57 North Western 197 0.18
1993–94 Capital Underspending Region Cash (£'s) As a percentage cash limit Northern 14,734 20.69 Yorkshire 3,583 21.52 Trent 167 0.44 North West Thames 1,232 13.11 North East Thames 11,216 24.48 South West Thames 12,436 265.671 Wessex 1,442 4.88 Oxford 107 0.39 South Western 2,719 15.05 West Midlands 36,363 37.14 Mersey 793 -58.4222 North Western 10,687 13.41 1 South West Thames' final capital limit was £4.681 million. After taking account of receipts, net spend was -£7.897 million—capital receipts exceeded spending by this amount—making the underspend against the cash limit £12.436. 2 Mersey Regional health authority's final cash limit was -£1.907 million after transfers to trust external financing limits. After taking account of receipts, net spend was -£2.7 million—capital receipts exceeded spending by this amount—making the underspend against the cash limit £0.793 million.
§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what is the current level of underdrawing on capital allocations in each region.
§ Mr. SackvilleAll regional health authorities currently expect to draw down all of their capital cash limits in 1994–95.
§ Mr. MilburnTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been the average time taken to approve new capital schemes in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. SackvilleThis information is not available.
§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what was(a) total NHS expenditure, (b) current expenditure on the hospital and community health services, (c) capital expenditure on the hospital and community health services, (d) expenditure on the family practitioner services, (e) expenditure on centrally funded NHS services and (f) expenditure on personal social services in England in each year since 1974–75 giving each in (i) cash terms, (ii) adjusted using the relevant pay and prices index and (iii) adjusted using the gross domestic product deflator;
(2) if she will give for each year since 1974–75 total capital spending on hospital and community health services and spending in net terms after deducting proceeds from land and property sales (a) in cash terms, (b) adjusted using the GDP deflator and (c) adjusted using the relevant index of NHS prices.
§ Mr. Sackville[holding answer 16 January 1995]: The information will be placed in the Library.
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§ Mrs. BeckettTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will give the per capita spending on health and personal social services in cash terms and adjusted for NHS pay prices and for input volume for each year for which estimates have been made from 1989–90 to the latest available year for(a) all ages, (b) births, (c) zero to four years, (d) five to 15 years, (e) 16 to 64 years, (f) 65 to 74 years and (g) 75 years and over, giving the amount spent on (i) hospital and community health services, (ii) family practitioner services, (iii) personal social services and (iv) total in England.
Hospital and community health services 1992–93 All ages Births 0 to 4 5 to 15 16 to 64 65 to 74 75 and over £'s cash 420 1,750 390 175 265 725 1,605
Family health services 1989–90 All ages Births 0 to 4 5 to 15 16 to 64 65 to 74 75 and over £'s cash 105 120 80 60 95 170 240 1992–93 prices Real terms 125 145 95 70 115 205 285 1992–93 Adjusted for FHS pay and prices inflation 140 155 105 80 125 225 315
Personal social services 1989–90 All ages Births 0 to 4 5 to 15 16 to 64 65 to 74 75 and over £'s cash 85 35 115 115 30 110 475 1992–93 prices real terms 100 40 135 135 35 130 565 1992–93 adjusted for PSS pay and price inflation 105 45 140 140 35 135 580 Notes:
All figures rounded to nearest £5.
Estimates do not include capital expenditure.