HC Deb 30 April 2002 vol 384 cc770-1W
Tim Loughton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what resources are available for mental health in West Sussex; and what resources were available in each of the last five years. [53282]

Ms Blears

[holding answer 29 April 2002]: The amount spent on mental health services in West Sussex, in the last five years for which figures are available, is shown in the table.

£000 Percentage change
2001–02 62,523 15.3
2000–01 54,219 9.3
1999–2000 49,606 7.4
1998–99 46,209 -0.1
1997–98 46,248 7.0
1996–97 43,237 —

Notes:

1. Data taken from Q4 monitoring returns table H08, forecast outturn, except for 2001–02 using C3 return.

2. The costs of general practitioners and prescribing are not analysed to condition related groups.

Details of the location and types of mental health services across West Sussex are not held centrally.