HC Deb 05 April 2000 vol 347 c515W
Mr. Prior

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the estimated liabilities of health authorities and NHS trusts in England on 31 March; and of those, how much is due for payment prior to 30 June. [116383]

Mr. Denham

The 1998–99 annual accounts combined balance sheets of health authority and National Health Service trusts show net current liabilities of £767 million, which represents 2.13 per cent. of overall NHS funding (£36 billion).

Information on the timing of payment of individual NHS bodies liabilities is not collected centrally.

Rank Number of individual officers against whom complaints have been made 1 Substantiated 2 Other completed complaints 3 Pending Total
1995
Chief Superintendent 2 0 4 0 4
Superintendent 7 0 18 0 18
Chief Inspector 4 0 5 0 5
Inspector 57 3 174 0 177
Sergeant 286 11 871 2 884
Constable 1,215 50 3,558 7 3,615
FT Reserve Constable 475 16 1,185 0 1,201
PT Reserve Constable 33 0 59 0 59
Total 2,079 80 5,874 9 5,963
1996
Chief Superintendent 0 0 0 0 0
Superintendent 4 0 10 0 1
Chief Inspector 7 1 8 0 9
Inspector 62 4 145 0 149
Sergeant 282 11 853 1 865
Constable 1,223 44 3,459 11 3,514
FT Reserve Constable 413 11 1,099 2 1,112
PT Reserve Constable 32 0 70 0 70
Total 2,023 71 5,644 14 5,729
1997
Chief Superintendent 2 0 4 0 4
Superintendent 7 0 20 0 20
Chief Inspector 6 0 7 0 7
Inspector 62 0 112 2 114
Sergeant 265 6 739 8 753
Constable 1,218 36 3,111 31 3,178
FT Reserve Constable 428 13 1,013 15 1,041
PT Reserve Constable 16 0 19 0 19
Total 2,004 55 5,025 56 5,136
1998
Chief Superintendent 0 0 0 0 0
Superintendent 4 0 6 0 6
Chief Inspector 7 0 6 2 8
Inspector 55 2 105 13 120
Sergeant 268 9 597 85 691
Constable 1,137 22 2,340 330 2,692
FT Reserve Constable 404 6 770 111 887
PT Reserve Constable 16 0 40 2 42
Total 1,891 39 3,864 543 4,446