§ Ms DrownTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the total cost of external auditing for the NHS has been in each of the years from 1990–91 to 2000–01. [18068]
§ Mr. HuttonThe information requested is shown in the table.
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Cost of external auditing for the national health service (England) £000 Cost of external audit Other audit remuneration 1990–911 81 0 1991–92 16,260 0 1992–93 17,097 0 1993–94 28,834 8,284 1994–95 31,105 11,841 1995–96 30,559 13,937 1996–97 28,656 14,647
Cost of external auditing for the national health service (England) £000 Cost of external audit Other audit remuneration 1997–98 28,279 16,182 1998–99 29,346 16,018 1999–2000 29,105 16,030 2000–012 35,244 13,176 1 The limited information shown for 1990–91 covers only the few organisations which included previous year figures in their 1991–92 accounts. 2 Data for 2000–01 remain provisional and are subject to continuing audit by the National Audit Office.