§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what was(a) the total expenditure on the NHS and (b) the total expenditure on counter-fraud work within the NHS in the last year for which figures are available. [21733]
§ Mr. HuttonThe total net expenditure on the national health service in the year 2000–01 was £44.6 billion. The total expenditure of the NHS Counter Fraud Service during the same period was £4.45 million.