HC Deb 09 April 2001 vol 366 cc442-4W
Mr. Matthew Taylor

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will set out, including statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Truro and St. Austell constituency, the effects on Truro and St. Austell of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [154529]

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 2000–01" is available in the House of Commons Library and on the Department of Health website at www.doh.gov.uk/dhreport

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 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly health authority and Cornwall social services.

The increases in allocations between 1996–97 and 2000–01 for Cornwall and Isles of Scilly health authority are set out in the table.

Increases in allocations between 1996–97 and 2001–02
Increase
£ million (cash) 94
£ million (real terms) 58.3
Percentage (cash) 36.25
Percentage (real terms) 20.72

Note:

Increases for 1999–2000 onwards are for unified allocations which cover hospital community health sell ices, prescribing and discretionary family health services. Those for previous years cover hospital and community health services only.

Cornwall health authority has received funding for certain policies. This includes: £99,000, £193,000, £266,000 and £192,000 for improving cancer services (breast, colorectal, lung and cancer outpatients) in 1997–98, 1998–99 1999–2000 and 2000–01 respectively; £2.499 million and £4.198 million to reduce waiting lists and times in 2000–01 and 2001–02 respectively; £1.407 million to expand critical care services in 2000–01; £580,000 to deal with winter pressures in 2000–01, of this £125,000 went to social services; £1.488 million and £377,000 for developing intermediate care services in 2000–01 and 2001–02 respectively; £785,000 and £1.002 million for hart disease services 2000–01 and 2001–02 respectively; and £80,000 invested in dentistry in 2000–01.

Pecentage increase
Year £ million Real Cash
1996–97 60.814
2001–02 83.924 22.2 38.0

In addition to the SSAs referred to, Cornwall 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 3,598
Partnership grant2 2,537 2,184 3,086
Prevention grant2 198 298 3,086
Carers grant3 204 476 669
Children's grant3 488 764 41,917
Mental Health Core grant 454 766 885 41,191
Training Support Grant 266 229 297 4315
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