§ Mr. HarveyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what were the total amounts paid out by(a) NHS trusts and (b) health authorities in response to negligence claims in each of the last 10 years; if he will break down the amounts by region; and if he will make a statement. [148081]
§ Ms Stuart[holding answer 1 February 2001]: We do not collect centrally information on clinical negligence payments by national health service trusts or health authorities. The National Audit Office report on the NHS summarised accounts shows that health authorities and NHS trusts charged the following amounts to their income and expenditure accounts for each year:
Year £million 1992–93 80.4 1993–94 117.9 1994–95 160 1995–96 173 1996–97 235 1997–98 144 1998–99 221 Note:
Figures for 1999–2000 are not yet available.