§ Jean CorstonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Bristol, East constituency, the effects on Bristol of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [150554]
§ Ms StuartDetailed 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 Avon health authority and City of Bristol social services.
The increases in allocations between 1996–97 and 2001–02 for Avon health authority are set out in the table:
Increases in allocations between 1996–97 and 2001–02 Increase £ million (cash) 184.5 £ million (real terms) 118 Percentage (cash) 38.57 Percentage (real terms) 22.78 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.
Avon health authority has also received additional funding for certain policies. This includes: £2.521 million for accident and emergency modernisation in 2000–01; £158,000, £368,000, £535,000 and £366,000 for improving cancer services (breast, colorectal, lung and cancer outpatients) in 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000 and 2000–01 respectively; £4.677 million and £8.035 million to reduce waiting lists and times in 2000–01 and 2001–02 respectively; £3.191 million to expand critical care services in 2000–01; £4.677 million to deal with winter pressures in 2000–01, of this £2.043 million went to social services; £2.847 million and £722,000 for developing intermediate care services in 2000–01 and 2001–02 respectively; £350,000 and £1.9 million for heart disease services 2000–01 and 2001–02 respectively; and £70,000 invested in dentistry in 2000–01.
In addition, my hon. Friend's constituents will benefit from an award of £68 million for Avon and Western Wiltshire Mental Health NHS Trust's scheme to replace dilapidated and outdated facilities in unsuitable locations in order to deliver responsive mental health services to the local communities. Work to develop this scheme is due to start in 2001.
437WMy hon. Friend's constituents will also benefit from UBHT scheme of £104 million which will enable them to reconfigure acute and critical care facilities on the main site, together with a diagnostic and treatment centre and development of intermediate care centres in Keynsham Hospital and at the Bristol General.
Bristol local authority's personal social services standard spending assessment (SSA) for 2001–02 compared with 1996–97 is set out in the table.
Percentage increase £million Real Cash 1996–97 59.599 — — 2001–02 76.203 13.2 27.9 In addition to the SSAs referred to, Bristol 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 2,837 — — — — Partnership grant2 — 2,103 1,801 2,423 Prevention grant2 — 165 248 2,423 Carers grant2 — 164 423 584 Children's grant3 — 714 1,134 2,778 Mental Health Core grant 412 695 802 4121 Training Support Grant 373 427 518 4501 1The special transitional grant ended in 1998–99 2The partnership and prevention grants have been combined in 2001–02 and called the promoting independence grant 3The carers' and children's grants were introduced in 1999–2000 4Indicative allocation