§ Mr. GerrardTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will set out, including statistical information relating as directly as possible to the constituency, the effect on the Walthamstow constituency of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [154177]
§ Mr. DenhamDetailed information on the impact of Department of Health policies nationally is set out in the Department of Health Annual reports. A copy of the most recent report "Department of Health—Government Expenditure Plans 2000/01" is available in the House of Commons Library and on the Department of Health website at www.doh.gov.uk/dhreport.
The impact of policies is not examined by constituency and statistics collected centrally by the Department are not collected on a constituency basis.
My hon. Friend's constituency falls within the geographical area covered by Redbridge and Waltham Forest health authority and Redbridge and Waltham Forest social services authorities.
Increases in allocations between 1996–97 and 2001–02 for Redbridge and Waltham Forest health authority are shown in the table.
Increases in allocations between 1996–97 and 2001–02 Increase £ million (cash) 86.3 £ million (real terms) 52.1 Percentage (cash) 34.55 Percentage (real terms) 19.22 Note:
Increases for 1999–2000 onwards are for unified allocations which cover hospital and community health services, prescribing and discretionary family health services. Those for previous years cover hospital and community health services only.
Redbridge and Waltham Forest health authority and the National Health Service trusts within it have also received additional funding for certain policies. This includes: £1.8 million for accident and emergency modernisation in 2000–01; £96,000, £192,000, £292,000 and £185,000 for improving cancer services (breast, colorectal, lung and cancer outpatients) in 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00 and 2000–01 respectively; Redbridge and Waltham Forest health authority has also received: £55,000 for the investment of cancer equipment which has already been delivered and is now in use; £3.2 million, £355,000 and £334,000 to reduce waiting lists and times in 1998–99, 1999–2000 and 2000–01 respectively; £1.8 million to expand critical care services in 2000–01; £3.3 million and £1.6 million to deal with winter pressures in 1998–99 and 2000–01 respectively £149,000 for heart disease services 2000–01; and £57,700 invested into dentistry in 2000–01.
In addition, my hon. Friend's constituents will benefit from the new the £184 million proposed capital scheme at Forest Healthcare NHS Trust.
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Redbridge local authority's personal social services standard spending assessment for 2001–02 compared with 1996–97 1996–97 2001–02 £ million 33.481 45.514 Percentage increase (real) — 20.4 Percentage increase (cash) — 35.9 In addition to the SSAs referred to, Redbridge local authority received additional funding in the form of a number of special and specific grants as set out in the table.
£000 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 The special Transitional grant1 1,782 — — — Partnership grant2 — 1,270 1,082 1,472 Prevention grant2 — 98 146 Carers grant3 — 97 244 343 Children's grant3 — 376 593 1,434 Mental Health Core grant 263 444 580 5824 Training Support Grant 162 160 155 1584 1 The special transitional grant ended in 1998–99 2 The partnership and prevention grants have been combined in 2001–02 and called the promoting independence grant 3 The carers' and children's grants were introduced in 1999–2000 4 Indicative allocations
Waltham Forest local authority's personal social services standard spending assessment for 2001–02 compared with 1996–97 Percentage increase £ million Real Cash 1996–97 46.853 — — 2001–02 56.900 7.6 21.4 In addition to the SSAs referred to, Waltham Forest local authority received additional funding in the form of a number of special and specific grants as set out in the table.
£000 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Special Transitional Grant1 2,056 — — — Partnership grant2 — 1,480 1,246 1,623 Prevention grant2 — 112 166 Carers grant3 — 110 304 422 Children's grant3 — 670 1,056 2,561 Mental Health Core grant 446 660 822 8244 Training Support Grant 204 205 200 1944 1 The special transitional grant ended in 1998–99 2 The partnership and prevention grants have been combined in 2001–02 and called the promoting independence grant 3 The carers' and children's grants were introduced in 1999–2000 4 Indicative allocation