HL Deb 15 March 1999 vol 598 cc57-8WA
Lord Harris of Haringey

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What was the budget for running each of the NHS Regional Offices in England in 1998–99 and 1999–2000. [HL1359]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Baroness Hayman)

The information requested is set out in cash terms in the table.

Regional Office 1998–99 Allocation (£ million) 1999–2000 Allocation (£ million)
Northern & Yorkshire 6.91 7.28
North West 7.00 7.38
Trent 6.97 7.15
West Midlands 7.03 7.25
Anglia & Oxford 6.91 n/a
North Thames 9.17 n/a
South Thames 8.44 n/a
South & West 6.93 n/a
Eastern n/a 7.08
London n/a 9.56
South East n/a 9.06
South West n/a 7.11
Total 59.36 61.86

Notes:

North Thames Regional Office allocation for 1998–99 includes funding for the High Security Psychiatric Hospitals Commissioning Board of some £0.77 million. For 1999–2000, this funding has transferred into the National Health Service Executive Headquarters. The London, South East, South West and Eastern Regional Offices were established on 1 January 1999 and replace the former North Thames, South Thames, Anglia and Oxford and South and West Regional Offices.

Figures exclude capital allocations.