HC Deb 28 November 1995 vol 267 cc604-5W
Mr. Steen

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the annual income from(a) fees, (b) charges and (c) fines; what was the total number of staff employed (i) part time and (ii) full time; and what contribution his Department has made towards the annual running costs in each of the past three years in respect of (1) the Medicines Control Agency, (2) the Good Laboratory Practice Monitoring Authority, (3) the Medical Devices Agency and (4) the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. [2749]

Mr. Sackville

The information is shown in the table.

Annual income Total number of staff employed Department's contribution to annual running costs
Fees £ million Charges Fines Part-time Full-time £ million
Medical Devices Agency 30.483 nil nil 56 5162 5.714
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority 0.907 nil nil 1 18 41.173
1994–95
Medicines Control Agency 0.025 nil nil 1399 nil
Good Laboratory Practice Monitoring Authority 0.159 nil nil 3 4 2
Medical Devices Agency 1.229 nil nil 67 6165 11.392
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority 0.794 nil nil 1 23 41.353
1Full-time and part-time counted as whole-time equivalent. Breakdown not readily available.
2Authority is staffed by DH officials and full annual running costs are met from the DH Vote.
3Figures are fees/receipts.
4Figures include contributions from other Territorial Departments.
5Figures at 1st April 1993.
6Figures at 1 April 1994.