§ Mr. HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will set out, including statistical information relating as directly as possible to the North Devon constituency, the effects on North Devon of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [155898]
§ 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 447W 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.
The hon. Member's constituency falls within the geographical area covered by North and East Devon health authority and Devon Social Services.
The increases in allocations between 1996–97 and 2000–01 for North and East Devon health authority are set out in the table.
Increases in allocations between 1996–97 and 2001–02 Increase £ million (cash) 84.7 £ million (real terms) 50.6 Percentage (cash) 33.60 Percentage (real terms) 18.37 Note:
Increases for 1999–2000 onwards are for unified allocations which cover hospital and community health set vices, prescribing and discretionary family health services. Those for previous years cover hospital and community health services only.
North and East Devon health authority has received funding for certain policies. This includes: £1.352 million for accident and emergency modernisation in 2000–01; £157,000, £211,000, £273,000 and £186,000 for improving cancer services (breast, colorectal, lung and cancer outpatients) in 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000 and 2000–01 respectively; £3.186 million and £3.994 million to reduce waiting lists and times in 2000–01 and 2001–02 respectively; £1.333 million to expand critical care services in 2000–01; £804,000 to deal with winter pressures in 2000–01, £368,000 of this went to Devon Social Services; £1.422 million and £359,000 for developing intermediate care services in 2000–01 and 2001–02 respectively; £470,000 and £954,000 for heart disease services 2000–01 and 2001–02 respectively; and £50,000 invested in dentistry in 2001–01.
Devon 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 1996–97 138.497 — — 2001–02 110.339 -29.4 -20.3 Note:
The SSA has decreased because of boundary changes resulting from local government re-organisation
In addition to the SSAs referred to Devon local authority received additional funding in the form of a number of special and specific grants as set out in the table.
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£000 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Special Transitional Grant1 4,890 — — — Partnership Grant2 — 3,407 2,917 4,140 Prevention Grant3 — 280 420 4,140 Carers Grant3 — 289 662 923 Children's Grant3 — 624 986 2,471 Mental Health Core Grant 667 1,1446 1,207 41,408 Training Support Grant 381 450 484 4473
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