§ Dr. DrewTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will set out, with statistical information relating as 439W directly as possible to the constituency, the effects on the Stroud constituency of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [152402]
§ 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 2000–2001" is available in the Library and on the Department of Health website at www.doh.gov.uk/dhreport.
The impact of policies are 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 Gloucestershire health authority and Gloucestershire social services.
The increases in allocations between 1996–97 and 2001–02 for Gloucestershire health authority are set out in the table:
Increases in allocations between 1996–97 and 2001–02 Increase £ million (cash) 93 £ million (real terms) 55.3 Percentage (cash) 33.29 Percentage (real terms) 18.10 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.
Gloucestershire health authority has also received additional funding for certain policies. This includes: £1.479 million for accident and emergency modernisation in 2000–01; £123,000, £210,000, £308,000 and £205,000 for improving cancer services (breast colorectal, lung and cancer outpatients) in 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000 and 2000–01 respectively; £2.632 million to reduce waiting lists and times in 2000–01; £1.314 million to expand critical care services in 2000–01; £1.508 million to deal with winter pressures in 2000–01, of this £536,000 went to Gloucestershire social services; £1.551 million and £389,000 for developing intermediate care services in 2000–01 and 2001–02 respectively; £172,000 and £1.034 million for heart disease services in 2000–01 and 2001–02 respectively; and £95,000 invested in dentistry in 2000–01.
Gloucestershire 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 Year million Real Cash 1996–97 61.579 — — 2001–02 81.227 16.8 31.9 In addition to the SSAs referred to, Gloucester 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 2,402 — — — Partnership grant2 — 2,465 2,097 2,914 Prevention grant2 — 197 294 2,914 Carers grant2 — 199 467 654 Children's grant3 — 524 821 2,044 Mental Health Core Grant 457 771 890 41,168 Training Support Grant 310 405 337 4338 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