HC Deb 09 April 2001 vol 366 cc438-40W
Dr. Drew

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will set out, with statistical information relating as 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 Stuart

Detailed 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.

£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