HC Deb 15 March 1999 vol 327 cc565-7W
Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what evaluation his Department has undertaken of the policies of(a) local authority social services departments and (b) NHS psychiatric services in respect of children excluded from school. [76479]

Mr. Hutton

The Department has made no such evaluation. The Department is, however, working closely with the Department for Education and Employment to

Estimated admissions under a child and adolescent psychiatry specialty by age to NHS trusts, 1991–92 to 1997–98 England
Age on admission
0–4 5–9 10–14 15–19 20 and over Total
1991–92 140 470 1,040 750 430 2,840
1992–93 130 610 1,070 780 420 3,010
1993–94 230 560 1,410 810 80 3,090
1994–95 200 740 1,480 900 60 3,380
1995–96 110 290 710 810 90 2,010

Mr. Denham

Details of individual Private Finance Initiative (PFI) schemes with a capital value of less than £10 million are not available centrally. Information is given in the table on the consortia selected to bid for the scheme and the successful consortium for those schemes with a capital of over £10 million which have reached financial close.

encourage joint local initiatives to help tackle school truancy and exclusion.

Mr. Simon Hughes

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children have been admitted to NHS psychiatric care in each year since 1992. [76482]

Mr. Hutton

The table shows the estimated number of admissions, under the child and adolescent psychiatry specialty to National Health Service trusts in England from 1991–92 to 1997–98.

Estimated admissions under a child and adolescent psychiatry specialty by age to NHS trusts, 1991–92 to 1997–98 England
Age on admission
0–4 5–9 10–14 15–19 20 and over Total
1996–97 50 240 620 700 260 1,860
1997–98 70 270 600 630 220 1,780

Notes:

1. Data have been rounded

2. Data for 1996–97, 1997–98 are provisional, no adjustments have yet been made for shortfalls in data (i.e. the data are ungrossed)

Source:

Department of Health