§ Sir Nicholas LyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) how many health authorities are(a) closer to and (b) further from their capitation funding targets fair share than Bedfordshire; [124475]
(2) if he will publish figures showing how each health authority ranks in relation to their capitation funding target. [124474]
§ Mr. DenhamIn 2000–01, 95 health authorities are closer to, and three health authorities are further away from, their weighted capitation target than Bedfordshire Health Authority.
Allocation, target and distance from target for each health authority in England are given in the table. A negative distance from target denotes an undertarget health authority. 475W
2000–01 health authority allocation, target and distance from target Health authority Allocation £ Target £ Distance from target £ Percentage Lincolnshire 429,691 433,424 -3,733 -0.86 St Helen's and Knowsley 257,406 259,579 -2,173 -0.84 East Lancashire 384,249 387,072 -2,822 -0.73 Hillingdon 169,434 170,397 -963 -0.56 North Yorkshire 474,576 477,038 -2,462 -0.52 West Sussex 513,306 515,915 -2,609 -0.51 North Derbyshire 249,371 250,461 -1,090 -0.44 Bury and Rochdale 275,877 276,925 -1,049 -0.38 Northumberland 214,665 215,326 -661 -0.31 Herefordshire 108,512 108,830 -319 -0.29 Doncaster 216,207 216,634 -427 -0.20 Calderdale and Kirklees 402,907 403,578 -671 -0.17 South Staffordshire 352,315 352,822 -508 -0.14 North Essex 555,679 556,115 -436 -0.08 East Riding 394,083 394,242 -159 -0.04 Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow 524,548 524,681 -133 -0.03 North West Lancashire 352,074 352,020 54 0.02 Portsmouth and South East Hampshire 364,591 364,531 60 0.02 Norfolk 504,549 504,363 186 0.04 Southampton and South West Hampshire 359,457 359,279 178 0.05 Bromley 201,306 201,092 214 0.11 Barnet 228,234 227,788 447 0.20 North Cumbria 217,218 216,784 434 0.20 Solihull 133,724 133,228 496 0.37 Enfield and Haringey 356,859 355,395 1,464 0.41 Wakefield 231,631 230,600 1,031 0.45 Stockport 193,464 192,538 926 0.48 North and Mid Hampshire 320,050 318,438 1,612 0.51 West Hertfordshire 346,924 345,135 1,788 0.52 Somerset 318,840 316,997 1,843 0.58 Birmingham 749,780 745,390 4,390 0.59 Worcestershire 329,672 327,690 1,981 0.60 Leeds 515,080 511,966 3,114 0.61 Northamptonshire 356,996 353,917 3,079 0.87 Newcastle and North Tyneside 364,236 361,030 3,206 0.89 South Cheshire 443,804 439,798 4,007 0.91 Suffolk 434,142 430.192 3,950 0.92 Barking and Havering 281,533 278,960 2,573 0.92 West Kent 618,824 612,850 5,974 0.97 North Cheshire 217,660 215,460 2,200 1.02 Sheffield 398,432 393,746 4,686 1.19 North and East Devon 328,698 324,303 4,395 1.36 South and West Devon 419,315 413,317 5,998 1.45 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 344,828 339,322 5,506 1.62 Warwickshire 320,497 315,320 5,177 1.64 Salford and Trafford 339,047 333,322 5,725 1.72 Liverpool 378,330 371,727 6,603 1.78 Merton, Sutton and Wandsworth 455,914 447,669 8,245 1.84 Dorset 487,298 478,263 9,035 1.89 Camden and Islington 356,225 349,524 6,701 1.92 Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham 636,437 624,184 12,253 1.96 South Humber 216,561 212,381 4,180 1.97 Manchester 378,849 371,351 7,498 2.02 Wiltshire 380,058 372,333 7,725 2.07 South Lancashire 206,248 201,999 4,249 2.10 Brent and Harrow 341,633 334,582 7,051 2.11 East Surrey 267,914 262,137 5,777 2.20 East Sussex, Brighton and Hove 551,376 538,304 13,072 2.43 Kingston and Richmond 237,277 231,483 5,795 2.50 West Surrey 401,226 391,077 10,150 2.60 East Kent 431,841 420,809 11,031 2.62 Sefton 211,212 205,523 5,688 2.77 Gloucestershire 364,311 353,746 10,564 2.99 Wirral 247,545 240,159 7,386 3.08 Morecambe Bay 224,098 216,807 7,291 3.36 Redbridge and Waltham Forest 323,694 311,792 11,902 3.82 Bexley and Greenwich 318,047 299,950 18,097 6.03 Isle of Wight 100,622 94,019 6,603 7.02 Notes:
1. All figures include the additional £660 million announced on 28 March 2000.
2. Non-recurrent funding for health authorities with health action zones is excluded.