Tony WrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will set out, with statistical information relating as directly as possible to the Cannock Chase constituency, the effects on Cannock Chase of his Department's policies and actions since 2 May 1997. [158066]
§ Yvette CooperDetailed 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 2001–02 to 2003–04 and Main Estimates 2001–02" is available in the House of Commons Library and on the Department of Health website at www.doh.gov.uk/dhreport.
The impact of policies is 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 South Staffordshire health authority and Staffordshire social services authority.
Increases in allocations between 1996–97 and 2001–02 for South Staffordshire health authority are set out in the table.
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Increases in allocations between 1996–97 and 2001–02 Increase £million (cash) 95.9 £million (real terms) 59.2 Percentage (cash) 35.89 Percentage (real terms) 20.40 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.
South Staffordshire health authority has also received additional funding for certain policies. This includes: £1.2 million for accident and emergency modernisation (£0.82 million for Burton Hospitals NHS Trust and £0.38 million for Mid Staffordshire General Hospitals NHS Trust); £74,000, £163,000, £217,000 and £175,000 for improving cancer services (breast, colorectal, lung and cancer out-patients) in 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000 and 2000–01 respectively; South Staffordshire health authority has also received £0.17 million investment for cancer equipment; £5.68 million to deliver improvement in in-patient waiting lists and out-patient waiting times; £0.77 million for Booked Admissions Projects; £0.41 million for Action on Cataracts Project; £2.20 million to expand critical care services in 2000–01; £0.79 million for winter pressures in 2000–01; £0.13 million for heart disease services 2000–01; £0.11 million for four Investing in Dentistry projects plus £50,000 Dental Care Development Fund award.
Staffordshire local authority's personal social services standard spending assessment for 2001–02 compared with 1996–97 is set out in the table.
Percentage increase £million Real Cash 1996–97 120.2 — — 2001–02 113.8 —16.1 —5.3 Note:
On 1 April 1997 Staffordshire local authority was reorganised and Stoke-on-Trent local authority came into existence (i.e. the figures in the table for 1996–97 relate to one local authority (Staffordshire local authority) serving a larger area and population than it now serves. That same area is now served by two local authorities (Staffordshire local authority and Stoke-on-Trent local authority), who each receive a standard spending assessment based on their smaller than previous populations). Therefore, figures for 2001–02 are not directly comparable with 1996–97.
In addition to the SSAs referred to, Staffordshire local authority received additional funding in the form of a number of special and specific grants as set out in the table.
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£000 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Special Transitional Grant1 4,779 — — — Partnership grant2 — 3,437 2,952 4,006 Prevention grant2 — 266 401 Carers grant3 — 269 635 887 Children's grant3 — 675 1,059 2,681 Mental Health Core grant 675 11,884 1,319 41,607 Training Support Grant 467 504 519 4494 1The special transitional grant ended in 1998–99 2The partnership and prevention grants have been combined in 2001–02 and called the promoting independence grants 3 The carers' and children's grants were introduced in 1999–2000 4 Indicative allocation