HC Deb 03 April 1996 vol 275 cc321-2W
Mr. Barron

To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how much was received by each of the 17 persons in receipt of irregular payments from the former Yorkshire regional health authority; [22732]

(2) if he will break down by recipient and health service body the £579,000 of irregular expenditure on relocation qualified in the Comptroller and Auditor General's report on the NHS—England—summarised accounts 1993–94; and in each case (a) how much was paid to each recipient and by which body; (b) how much has been recovered and (c) what action is planned to facilitate the recovery of outstanding amounts. [22733]

Mr. Malone

Irregular relocation payments, totalling £579,000, were made as follows:

Former Yorkshire RHA South Birmingham DHA
£ £
19,750 131,000
48,750
55,000
43,750
5,250
23,000
16,250
7,950
6,000
49,915
67,200
10,250
28,750
4,750
4,500
13,500
23,800
19,455

The successor authorities are pursuing the recovery of these moneys. Repayment terms have been agreed in one case.

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